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Seleucid Kings of Syria
Antiochus III the Great (223-187 BC) Silver Tetradrachm
Weight 16.5 g. Diameter 31 mm.
Obverse: Diademed bust of Antiochus III the Great right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ, Apollo seated left
on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded ornamental bow. Nice serious portrait of the
only Seleucid king that came to be known as "the Great". Antiochus III of Syria and Alexander III of Macedon
and in fact the only two Macedonian kings that were remembered as "the Great". Well struck centered
portrait in high relief.
$375
Antiochus III the Great (223-187 BC) Silver Tetradrachm
Weight 16.5 g. Diameter 31 mm.
Obverse: Diademed bust of Antiochus III the Great right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ, Apollo seated left
on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded ornamental bow. Nice serious portrait of the
only Seleucid king that came to be known as "the Great". Antiochus III of Syria and Alexander III of Macedon
and in fact the only two Macedonian kings that were remembered as "the Great". Well struck centered
portrait in high relief.
$375
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