Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2006a, Denomination B (double), Bronze, struck at Antioch, Syria, 143–142 BC. Obverse: diademed head of antiochus vi right, wreathed with ivy. Reverse: elephant standing left, holding torch in raised trunk. Weight about 8.1 g, diameter 24.0 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 8.10g (1) |
| ruler | Antiochus VI Dionysus | diameter | ⌀24.0 (1) |
| denomination | Denomination B (double) | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Sicily | dataset |
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obverse
Diademed head of Antiochus VI right, wreathed with ivy
reverse
Elephant standing left, holding torch in raised trunk
specimens (7)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
8.10g
⌀24.0
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Cite this coin
Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2006a (sc.1.2006a), 143–142 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-2-2006a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA