Tetradrachm of Seleucus I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.2556
People: Seleukos I, Greek (r. 312-281 BCE)
Title: Tetradrachm of Seleucus I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 312 BCE-280 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukis and Pieria (Syria)
Period: Seleucid period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/148667

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.06 g

Die Axis

8

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS SELEYKOY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gans, 7 Nov. 1949, 2026

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SC I 29.1, WSM 890

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number: 1.1965.2556
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Herakles in lion skin r., border of dots
Rev.: Zeus seated l. on throne, holding Nike and scepter; to l., monogram. Beneath throne, KP. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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1.1965.2556: Tetradrachm of Seleucus I