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Archaios Numismatics Description: Greek Bronze Double Unit of the Seleukid Empire of Syria under King Antiochos I Soter. Circa 324-261 BC. Obverse: Facing Head of Athena in Triple Crested Attic Helmet Reverse: Nike standing left, Wings open; legend BASILEWS ANTIoXoY down right and left; Uncertain Monogram to Left
Mint: Sardes or Magnesia ad Syplos Size: 18 mm Weight: 5.03 g Ref: HGC 9,167; Newell WSM 1368. Inventory: 54.2 Condition: aVF. Really nice example of this RARE type. Listed by HGC as Very/Extremely Rare (R2-R3) As always, Please use the Pictures as your judge as grading is subjective. Notes: Antiochus I ( Antiochus I) Soter ("Antiochus the Saviour") was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire. Antiochus succeeded his father Seleucus I Nicator in 281 BC and reigned during a period of instability which he mostly overcame until his death on 2 June 261 BC. He is the last known ruler to be attributed the ancient Mesopotamian title King of the Universe. His mother was Apama, daughter of Spitamenes, being one of the princesses whom Alexander the Great had given as wives to his generals in 324 BC. The Seleucids fictitiously claimed that Apama was the daughter of Darius III, in order to legitimize themselves as the inheritors of both the Achaemenids and Alexander, and therefore the rightful lords of western and central Asia In 275 BC Antiochos won victory over the Gauls by using Indian war elephants and this is said to have been the origin of his title of Soter (Greek for "saviour"). By 262 BC Antiochus tried to break the growing power of Pergamum suffered defeat near Sardis and died soon afterwards. He was succeeded in 261 BC by his second son Antiochus II Theos. Some Excerpts From Head, Hist. Num., and Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia We Thank You for stopping in and taking time to look at and bid on our listings. Good Luck Bidding or Buying ! We encourage you to click the "See other items" link above in the "Seller Information" area of the listing as well to check out our other items posted. We have a variety of great classical and other ancient numismatic items available. We will be regularly continuing to post for sale and auction a wide variety of Ancient Roman, Greek, and Eastern coins as well as Medieval, Byzantine, and some Modern coins as well. We do combine shipping if buying or winning multiple items. Just contact us before you pay and let us know and we will gladly send an updated invoice with the combined shipping amount. You can also follow us to be notified when new listings are posted. With over 20 years in the numismatics hobby we continue to revel in the excitement that comes from holding each new small piece of history in our hands. We enjoy the enduring sense of history both of the prior uses and users as well as the creativity and necessity that surround the time and place at which these coins were minted and used in circulation. Our aim is to cater not just to the high end collector but also to the hobbyist and the newly initiated and those on a limited budget. Everyone starts the hobby somewhere and where we can share our knowledge to help inform or jumpstart your collecting pleasure we will aim to do so. We want you to love every purchase you make with us and we always stand by the quality and authenticity of all the coins we are selling. |