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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2556
People
Seleukos I, Greek (r. 312-281 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Seleucus I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
312 BCE-280 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukis and Pieria (Syria)
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148667

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.06 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS SELEYKOY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gans, 7 Nov. 1949, 2026

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SC I 29.1, WSM 890

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
1.1965.2556
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Herakles in lion skin r., border of dots
Rev.: Zeus seated l. on throne, holding Nike and scepter; to l., monogram. Beneath throne, KP. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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