Seleucid Empire, King Seleucus II, AR Tetradrachm (Apollo Reverse)

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Seleucid Empire
• Authority: King Seleucus II Callinicus
• Date: 246 - 225 BCE
• Denomination: AR (silver) tetradrachm
• Size: 29mm, 17.07g
• Obverse: Diademed head, right
• Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY (King Seleucus) - Apollo, nude, standing left, examining arrow and leaning on tripod
• Notes: The Seleucid Empire was established by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great, following the division of Alexander’s empire in 312 BCE. Centered in the Near East, it was a major Hellenistic state that blended Greek cultural and administrative practices with those of the diverse peoples it governed, spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia.

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