Syria_-_king_Antiochos_I_-_280-261_BC_-_silver_tetradrachm_-_head_of_Antiochos_I_-_Apollon_-_Berlin_MK_AM_18203079.jpg


Summary

Description
English: object type: Greek coin

- production technique: struck - issuing authority: ruler: Syria, king Antiochos I - ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΣ - mint: Seleukeia on the Tigris - period / date: ca. 280-261 BC - material: silver - denomination: tetradrachm - diameter: 28 mm - weight: 17.13 gr - description obverse: diademed head of Antiochos I - description reverse: Apollon with bow and arrow sitting on the omphalos - inscription (Greek): ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ; 2 monograms - museum / inventory number: Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Altes Museum - bibliographic / online references: https://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18203079

- Please note: The above museum permits photography of its exhibits for private, educational, scientific, non-commercial purposes. If you intend to use the photo for any commercial aim, please contact the museum and ask for permission.
Date
Source Own work
Author ArchaiOptix

Licensing

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

2 April 2015