The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture that maintained the preeminence of Greek customs where a Greek political elite dominated, mostly in the urban areas. The Greek population of the cities who formed the dominant elite were reinforced by immigration from Greece.
The Seleucid Empire eventually clashed with the Roman Republic, and following a series of defeats was reduced to a minor state around the capital of Antioch. By 63 BC, Pompey the Great did away with the sad remains and created the Roman province of Syria instead.
Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow left, with palm branch over shoulder; to left, club surmounted by (TYP) monogram; to right, EΞP (date) above (ΓHP) monogram; AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
Reverse: Young Dionysos holding kantharos and thyrsos standing left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY, ΔΠP / (?Π?)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.18 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ-ANTIOXOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; A/PE above club surmounted by TYP monogram to left, AΣY monogram above ϚOP (date) to right, ΓΠP monogram between legs
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.16 g
Ex Medicus Collection (note the photo) Stack's Coin Galleries November 2002, lot 144
Reverse: Zeus Ouranios, draped, standing left, holding star and scepter; two monograms to outer left; all within laurel wreath, E(koppa)P (date) in exergue
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.03 g
Reverse: Nike holding wreath and palm walking left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY, (MΛ) within wreath
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.55 g
Reverse: elephant right, club above, jawbone below BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY (ΘEM)
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Weight: 6.1 g
Reverse: tripod, bow left, club right BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY (ΘEM)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.2 g
Reverse: Apollo seated left, on omphalos, holding arrow and resting on bow
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalus, bow in left hand, arrow in right, Greek text left (ANTIOXOY) and right (BAΣIΛEΩΣ), monograms left and right
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.97 g
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left, holding arrow and bow; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANT_IOXOY, (HYP)_(ΠΩA)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.95 g
Reverse: Tripod, anchor below BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY Σ/E left , (HPYΔ) right
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.46 g
Reverse: Elephant left; anchor up side down to the left BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.7 g
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Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath; anchor left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY, ΔI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.25 g
Reverse: Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monograms to outer left
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.51 g
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand upon shield; ΔI in exergue.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.88 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; ΣEΛEYKOY // (TAYP) // (ΔYP) / BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17 g
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left, holding arrow and bow; aphlaston left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY / /\(
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.5 g
Reverse: veiled goddes facing, holding scepter; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.75 g
Reverse: head of elephant left; tripod right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY ?
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.66 g
Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ Σ (TN) / *
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.2 g
Reverse: Turreted Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopia, prora below BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY // ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4 g
Reverse: Dionysos standing left, leaning on thyrsos and holding kantharos; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / ΦIΛO_ΠATOPOΣ E / (NK)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.84 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding Nike and leaning on scepter BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY, (ΠI) / EYΠATOPOΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.7 g
Reverse: Elephant left, torch in trunk, star right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY // EΠIΦANOYΣ / ∆IONYΣOY, ΣTA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.5 g
Reverse: Headdress of Isis; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / EYEPΓETOY, (Δ scepter) branch / EOP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.6 g
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Reverse: Headdress of Isis; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / EYEPΓETOY, (Δ scepter) branch / EOP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.5 g
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ / Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand; to outer left, two monograms
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.87 g
Reverse: Eagle with scepter right; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ, IE / X ?
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.89 g
Reverse: Facing owl standing on amphora; BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ / KΛEOΠATPAΣ // KAI / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY // ϘP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.3 g
Reverse: cornucopiae; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ, A / (ΠA) Π / AΞP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.96 g
Reverse: Nike holding wreath and palm branch walking left; BAΣIΛEOΣ / ΔHMHTΡIOΥ / ΘEOΥ NIKATOΡOΣ, ? monogram
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.6 g
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Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow left, with palm branch over shoulder; to left, club surmounted by (TYP) monogram; to right, OP (date) above (ΓHP) monogram; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ__ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, eagle standing left, palm branch under far wing; AOP (date) in left field above monogram, mintmark ΣIΔΩ above aphlaston in right field, control mark between legs
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.44 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding Nike in right crowning him with wreath, long scepter vertical in left BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΦIΛIΠΠOY // EΠIΦANOYΣ / ΦIΛA∆EΛΦOY, N
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY to right and left of Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.46 g
Reverse: BASILEWS / SELEYKOY, bull butting right, uncertain control monogram between hind legs
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Anchor, BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ΣEΛEYKOY, monogram
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.7 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, HP monogram below throne.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: bull butting right; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΣEΛEYKOY / Ξ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ | ΣEΛE-YKOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow; monograms in outer left and right fields
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 16.93 g
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Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΩΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Spiked Macedonian helmet adorned with ibex horn and cheek guards, aphlaston at inner left
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 5.05 g
Diodotus Tryphon as King
Translation of reverse: "King Tryphon, Commander-in-Chief"