Seleucid Coins (part 1) 98.1, Drachma, Silver, struck at Babylon ii sco, 311–304 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 16.1 g.
| mint | Babylon ii sco | weight | 16.07g (1) |
| ruler | Seleucus I Nicator | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Drachma | axis | 3↕ (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 (1)
NNC (DNB)
16.07g
3↕
Cite this coin
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 98.1 (sc.1.98.1), 311–304 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-1-981/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA