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Offline dpaul7

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Seleucid ID help requested
« on: February 02, 2007, 07:51:40 pm »
Hi all!

I have about 4 Seleucid pieces -- I am wondering about this one!  I have some tentative ID's - but thought I'd let the experts guide me here.

Obverse - youthful head looking right, radiate
Reverse: Apollo looking right, leaning on bow.

I sure can't read the lettering - Maybe someone can!

Many thanks!

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Re: Seleucid ID help requested
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2007, 02:15:11 am »
Apollo is looking left at the arrow he is holding.  This is early in the Seleukid series of rulers.  What is the diameter of this coin?
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Re: Seleucid ID help requested
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2007, 06:57:53 am »
I think it should be a small AE15 of seleukos II,
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Re: Seleucid ID help requested
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2007, 08:03:02 am »
Thanks folks!

Diameter is 11 mm.

One I found that is close is SNGIs 583  *DS*Antiochus III, AE 12, Apollo standing rev  -- from Seleucid Coins website.

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Re: Seleucid ID help requested
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2007, 04:12:56 pm »
I wouldn't be surprise if it is Antiochus III.  He issued a huge amount of coins!
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