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bgr_1003442 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS II THEOS Chalque
90.00 €(Approx. 105.30$ | 78.30£)
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Type : Chalque
Date: c. 261-246 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sardes, Lydie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,92 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, centré. Joli portrait au droit. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Antiochus sous les traits d’Apollon, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied delphien ; au-dessous, une ancre couchée à droite ; monogramme dans le champ à droite.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS// ANTIOCOU/ F/o
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS II THEOS
(261-246 BC)
Antiochus II succeeded his father, Antiochus I (280-261 BC). Under his reign Parthia, Bactria and the kingdom of Pergamon were definitively lost. The struggle against the Egypt of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 BC) was continuous and the control of Syria and Cilicia was often questioned. Antiochus II possibly perishes assassinated.
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