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Seleucid Kings of Syria
Antiochus III the Great (223-187 BC) Silver Tetradrachm
Weight 16.3 g. Diameter 27 mm.
Obverse: Diademed bust of Antiochos III the Great right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ, Apollo seated left
on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded ornamental bow. Great 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. Nicely toned.
$600
Antiochus III the Great (223-187 BC) Silver Tetradrachm
Weight 16.3 g. Diameter 27 mm.
Obverse: Diademed bust of Antiochos III the Great right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ, Apollo seated left
on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded ornamental bow. Great 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. Nicely toned.
$600