£205.00
A silver tetradrachm from Babylon struck under under Seleukos I as satrap in the name of Philip III Arrhidaios of Macedon.
The coin features a bold portrait of Herakles on the obverse, with the reverse showing Zeus enthroned, holding an eagle and sceptre. The coin has a good weight and pleasing depth to the obverse relief, a great coin in-hand!
Very Fine
This type (Price P-144 (Arados)) is particularly interesting as it was initially attributed to the Arados mint, but it has been convincingly argued by Lloyd W. H. Taylor that an engraver travelled from Arados to Babylonia following the settlement of Triparadeisos, owing to similarities of obverse styles between some Babylonian coins and examples from Arados (see: “From Triparadeisos to Ipsos: Seleukos I Nikator’s Uncertain Mint 6A in Babylonia”, AJN 27 (2015), pp. 41-97).
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Seleukos I ‘Nikator’, Silver Tetradrachm, c.320-315 BC. Babylon II mint. Struck as satrap, in the name of Philip III Arrhidaios and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ below, ФIΛIΠΠOY to right, ΔHO monogram in left field, Ξ below throne.
17.15g, 28mm, 1h.
Ref: SC-Ad43.4; Price-P144 (Arados); Taylor p. 56, pl.14, B; Duyrat Arados,-911.
Very Fine.
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