Seleucid Coins (part 1) 357.5, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Laodicea ad Mare, 281–261 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 16.5 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
| mint | Laodicea ad Mare | weight | 16.49g (1) |
| ruler | Antiochus I Soter | diameter | ⌀26.0 (1) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| 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 (3)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
16.49g
⌀26.0
11↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 357.5 (sc.1.357.5), 281–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-1-3575/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA