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 c022


Greek Coin: Drachma

Inv. No.: c022
Date: 280-261 B.C.
Weight: 4.45g
 
Obv.: Elderly head of Antiochus I, diademed.

Rev.: Apollo naked, seated on omphalos, holding bow and arrow.

Apollo was the deity from whom the Seleucid dynasty claimed descent.

Comparanda:
BMCG, Seleucid Kings of Syria, Antiochus I, 25.