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| Seleukid Kings. Antiochos III the Great (222-187 BC) Æ18 / Elephant |
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Attribution: SC 1084b uncertain military mint 59 in Coele-Syria
Date: 202-187 BC
Obverse: Laureate head of Antiochos as Apollo right
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY, elephant right; tripod behind, 𐤆H below belly
Size: 20.33mm
Weight: 10.26 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: good Fine+, counterstamps: anchor and horse's head. Though the horse head reflects the usual symbolism of Ecbatana, this crudely styled and countermarked issue is now attributed by Houghton and Lorber to a military mint in Coele-Syria during the Fifth Syrian War. First issued by unskilled workers in a mobile mint, then countermarked after the Seleukid army's retreat in 201/200, likely to reassure the public of its validity.
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