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Seleukid Kingdom, Achaios, Usurper in Anatolia, 220 - 214 B.C.
Achaios (Achaeus) was an uncle of Antiochos III. In 223 B.C., Antiochus III appointed Achaeus to the command of Anatolia on the western side of Mount Taurus. Achaeus recovered all the districts which had been lost; but was falsely accused by Hermeias, the minister to Antiochus, of intending to revolt. In self-defense he assumed the title of king. Antiochus marched against Achaeus after he concluded the war with Ptolemy. After a two-year siege of his capital of Sardes, Lydia, Achaios was captured and beheaded.GY82077. Bronze AE 20, Houghton-Lorber I 955(2), Newell WSM 1449 (with countermark), SNG Spaer 835 (same), HGC 9 435 (R2), VF, green patina, nice style, tight flan, Lydia, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, weight 6.230g, maximum diameter 20.0mm, die axis 0o, c. 220 - 214 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo right, hair in formal (corkscrew) curls; reverse eagle standing right, head right, wings closed, transverse palm frond over left (far) wing, BAΣIΛEΩΣ (king) downward on right, AXAIOY downward on left, monogram (control symbol) outer left (off flan), M (control symbol) outer right; countermark: horse head right in 6.5mm round incuse; scarce; SOLD
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