Seleukid Coins
Cited Coins of Antiochos I
Related to A01-AR-01 • Related to A01-AE-02 • Related to A01-AE-03
Cited in description of coin A01-AR-01:
| Mint: | Antioch on the Orontes |
| Period: | 280 - 261 BC |
| Denomination: | AR Tetradrachm |
| Weight: | 16.70 g |
| Diameter: | |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos I right; dotted border |
| Reverse: | ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ]’ right, ‘ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ’ left (“of King Antiochos”); nude Apollo, slight drapery on right thigh, seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in outstretched right hand and resting left hand on bow; ‘ΠΟ’ monogram in outer left field; partially visible ‘ΑΙ’ monogram in exergue; dotted border |
| Die Position: | c. 90º |
| References: | Le Rider, Antioche, p. 35, No. 6, Plate 2.16 (dies A1/P3, this coin); Houghton and Lorber, SC I, 335.2; Newell, WSM, 937 |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. – Mail Bid Sale 64 (September 24, 2003), Lot 378. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection; ex Superior Galleries, Auction 58 (June 11, 1986), Lot 1244. |
Cited in description of coin A01-AE-02:
| Mint: | Antioch on the Orontes |
| Period: | 175 - 164 BC |
| Denomination: | AE Unit |
| Weight: | 4.01 g |
| Diameter: | 15 mm |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos I right; dotted border |
| Reverse: | ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ’ right, ‘ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ’ left (“of King Antiochos”); nude Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in outstretched right hand and resting left hand on bow; control mark in outer right field; control mark in outer left field, if any, illegible or off flan |
| Die Position: | c. -60º |
| References: | Houghton and Lorber, SC I, 351.1; Houghton, CSE, 29-30; Hunterian Coll. III, p. 16, Nos. 33-35; Newell, WSM, 960; SNG Spaer, 206-211 |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of John Jencek, Ancient Coins and Antiquities – fixed price list, stock No. E564 (recorded July 18, 2007) |
Cited in description of coin A01-AE-03:
| Mint: | Antioch on the Orontes |
| Period: | 175 - 164 BC |
| Denomination: | AE Half Unit |
| Weight: | 1.54 g |
| Diameter: | 14 mm |
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo right, wavy hair falling down back of neck; dotted border |
| Reverse: | ‘ΒΑ’ right, ‘ΑΝ’ left (an abbreviation for ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ’, i.e. “of King Antiochos”); tripod; dotted border |
| Die Position: | c. 30º |
| References: | Houghton and Lorber, SC I, 337b; Houghton, CSE, 17 (this coin); Hunterian Coll. III, p. 18, No. 47; Newell, WSM, 935 |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. – Electronic Auction 122 (September 7, 2005), Lot 65 |