Drachm of Seleucus I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.2559
People: Seleukos I, Greek (r. 312-281 BCE)
Title: Drachm of Seleucus I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 312 BCE-280 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukeia ad Tigrim (Syria)
Period: Seleucid period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/148597

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.08 g

Die Axis

4

Denomination

drachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS SELEYKOY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gejou's Mesapotamian, Susa excavations

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SC I 131.10 ESM 104 (this coin)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number: 1.1965.2559
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: laureate head of Zeus r. Border of dots.
Rev.: Athena in chariot drawn by four horned elephants r.; above, anchor. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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1.1965.2559: Drachm of Seleucus I