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Seleucid Coins (part 1) 657

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Seleucid Coins (part 1) 657, Denomination C (unit), Bronze, struck at Sardes, 246–242 BC. Obverse: beardless head of heracles right wearing lion skin headdress. Reverse: apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow. Weight about 4.2 g.
obverse Seleucid Coins (part 1) 657
obverse: Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
reverse Seleucid Coins (part 1) 657
reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow
mint Sardes weight 4.15g (1)
ruler Seleucus II Callinicus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denomination C (unit) axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique —
country Sicily dataset SCO — Seleucid Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress

reverse

Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow

specimens (2)
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 657, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 4.15g 12↕
BnF (HRC)

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Seleucid Coins (part 1) 657 (sc.1.657), 246–242 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-1-657/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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