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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1959.3

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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1959.3, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Tyre, 144–143 BC. Obverse: diademed and draped bust of alexander i right. Reverse: eagle standing left on ship's ram, palm branch under far wing. Weight about 13.9 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
mint Tyre weight 13.85g (1)
ruler Demetrius II Nicator diameter ⌀27.0 (1)
denomination Tetradrachm axis (0)
material Silver technique
country Sicily dataset SCO — Seleucid Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed and draped bust of Alexander I right

reverse

Eagle standing left on ship's ram, palm branch under far wing

specimens (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 13.85g ⌀27.0

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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1959.3 (sc.1.1959.3), 144–143 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-2-19593/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA