Seleukid Coins
Cited Coins of Antiochos III
Cited in description of coin A03-AR-01:
| Mint: | “Rose” mint (northern Mesopotamia, perhaps Edessa) |
| Period: | c. 213 - c. 205 BC |
| Denomination: | AR Tetradrachm |
| Weight: | 17.11 g |
| Diameter: | 27 mm |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos III 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; monogram in outer left field; dotted border |
| Die Position: | 0º |
| References: | Houghton and Lorber, SC I, 1121.1 (same obverse die); Houghton, CSE, 1052 (same obverse die); Newell, ESM, 392 (same obverse die) |
| Note: | This coin might be important for the study of the “Rose” mint because tetradrachms from this mint are described without a reverse border in the cited references. |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. – Triton X (January 9, 2007), Lot 394 (Ex Pars Coins, Parviz Ahghari – fixed price list 2006, stock No. PCW-G816) |