Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2006b, 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 7.9 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 7.92g (1) |
| ruler | Antiochus VI Dionysus | diameter | ⌀21.0 (1) |
| denomination | Denomination B (double) | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| 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 (6)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
7.92g
⌀21.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2006b (sc.1.2006b), 143–142 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-2-2006b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA