Seleucid Coins (part 1) 117.1, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Seleuceia ad tigrim i sco, 300–295 BC. Obverse: beardless head of heracles right wearing lion skin headdress. Reverse: zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left zeus assis sur un. Weight about 17.1 g, diameter 27.5 mm.
| mint | Seleuceia ad tigrim i sco | weight | 17.11g (3) |
| ruler | Seleucus I Nicator | diameter | ⌀27.5 (2) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | 10↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Sicily | dataset |
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obverse
Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
reverse
Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left Zeus assis sur un
specimens (7)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
Harvard Art Museums
16.93g
11↕
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
17.04g
⌀27.0
7↕
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
17.36g
⌀28.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 117.1 (sc.1.117.1), 300–295 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-1-1171/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA