Live auction - bgr_1084738 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS I SOTER Unité

SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS I SOTER Unité XF

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	77 €
Maximum bid :	81 €
End of the sale :	13 January 2026 14:28:50
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 280-269 AC.

Mint name / Town : Antioche, Syrie

Metal : copper

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 6,07 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Fine usure régulière. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

ESM.- - B.- - WSM.946 - BMC.- - CSE.- - Spaer- - SC.339 /4 - GC.- - HGCS. 9/148

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Bouclier macédonien orné d’une ancre renversée.

Reverse

Reverse description : Éléphant de guerre passant à droite ; au-dessus, une massue tournée à gauche ; à l’exergue une mâchoire.

Reverse legend : BASILEWS// ANTIOCOU/ (MQE)

Commentary

Représentation inhabituelle du droit et du revers. Antiochus avait plusieurs parcs d’éléphant dont celui d’Apamée.
Unusual depiction of the obverse and reverse. Antiochus had several elephant parks, including the one at Apamea