THE COINS OF SELEUKOS I NIKATOR
Antioch-on-the-Orontes
Number 1
Seleucid Coins 15.1
Series IA, Denomination B (21mm, 8.63g), from c. 300 BC
Obv. Laureate
head of Apollo r.,
with wavy locks at back of
neck, dotted border.
Rev. BASILEWS on r., SELEUKOU on
l., Athena Promachos in Corinthian helmet standing r., brandishing
spear and shield, dotted border.
Seleucid symbol
(inner r.):
ANCHOR,
flukes upward
Number 2
Seleucid Coins 15.2
Series 1A, Bronze Denomination B (21mm, 8.63g), from c. 300 BC
Obv. Laureate head of Apollo r., with wavy
locks at back of neck,
dotted border.
Rev. BASILEWS on r., SELEUKOU on
l., Athena Promachos in Corinthian helmet standing r., brandishing
spear and shield, dotted border.
Number 3
Seleucid Coins 15.2
Series 1A, Bronze Denomination B (21mm, 8.63g), from c. 300 BC
Obv. Laureate head of Apollo r., with wavy
locks at back of neck,
dotted border.
Rev. BASILEWS on r., SELEUKOU on
l., Athena Promachos in Corinthian helmet standing r., brandishing
spear and shield, dotted border..
Number 4
Seleucid Coins 21.2b
Series 3, Bronze Denomination B (20mm, 6.77g), late 280s BC
Obv. Winged head of Medusa r.,
dotted border.
Rev. BASILEWS above, SELEUKOU
below, bull butting r., dotted
border.
Control (in ex.): X.
Number 5
Seleucid Coins 23
Series 3, Bronze Denomination D (13mm, 1.59g), late 280s BC
Obv. Winged head of Medusa r.,
dotted border.
Rev. BA above, SE
below, bull butting r. on ex. line,
dotted
border.
Seleukeia-in-Pieria
Number 6
Seleucid Coins 34
Bronze Denomination E (11mm, 1.13g), from c. 300 BC or shortly thereafter
Obv. Laureate head of Zeus r.,
dotted border.
Rev. SELE curving on r., anchor,
flukes upward, on horizontal thunderbolt, dotted border.
Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris
Number 7
<>
Seleucid Coins 126
Bronze Denomination C (16mm, ), from c. 300 BC
Obv. Head of Athena r. in crested
Attic helmet, dotted border.
Rev. Bull
r., about to charge, head lowered facing.
Control (in ex.):
Number 8
Seleucid Coins 142.1
Silver hemidrachm (13mm, 1.87g), from c. 296/5 BC
Obv. Head of young Herakles r. in
lion skin headdress r., dotted border.
Rev. SELEUKOU on r., Zeus enthroned l.,
holding eagle and sceptre,
dotted border.
Seleucid symbol (l. field):
ANCHOR,
flukes upward
Controls: Q (under
throne) and (in ex.)
Number 9
Seleucid Coins 146
Bronze Denomination C (16mm, 3.88g), from c. 296/5 BC
Obv. Horned horse head r., dotted
border.
Rev. BASILEWS (reading
upward) on l., SELEUKOU (reading upward) on r., anchor with
flukes upward, dotted border.
Control (to r.):
Return to Seleukos I
Nikator
Return to Seleukids
Home Page