Seleukos II; heads of Dioscuri/Dioscuri on horseback
180,00 €
Description
Seleukid Kingdom, Seleukos II Kallinikos (246 – 222 BC). Nisibis mint. Heads of the Dioscuri right, each wearing a pileus / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEÎ¥XOÎ¥; Dioscuri on horseback riding right.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,54 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | SC 760; WSM 827. SC records this type in a 2.62-2.80 gm module of around 15 mm diameter, but notes the existence of 2 specimens in the Afyon Museum weighing 3.06 and 4.51 gm suggesting the existence of a larger denomination of the type. This coin appears to be an example of this. Newell catalogued one example of the type weighing 2.615 gm in the Imhoof-Blumer collection. |
| Commentary: | extremely rare; dark glossy patina with some light deposits |
Historical Context
Seleukos had to fight his brother, Antiochos Hierax, for Asia Minor; under the pressure of Pergamene Kingdom Antiochos fled to Egypt, wher he was murdered by robbers.
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