Drachm - Antiochos I Soter Aï Khanoum
Features
| Issuer |
Seleucid Empire
(Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC))  |
|---|---|
| King |
Antiochos I Soter (281 BC - 261 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 281 BC - 261 BC |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.73 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 424811 |
| References | SCO# 1.431.2 Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/) , SNG Spaer# 325Arthur Houghton, Arnold Spaer, Catharine C. Lorber; 1998. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Israel / Volume 1. The Arnold Spaer Collection of Seleucid Coins. Vecchi, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Diademed head right.
Reverse
Bridled horse's head right; Δ in circle before.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ
Mint
| ΔO | Ai Khanoum, Bactria, Afghanistan |
Comments
This coin is from one of the first issues of Seleukid coinage at Aï Khanoum, later a major Baktrian capital city. This unusual issue features the horned horse's head, which had been a fairly common symbol in the reign of Seleukos I, father of Antiochos. While the exact identification of the steed is not certain the two prevailing theories are that it is either Alexander's famed mount Boukephalas, or the horse that carried Seleukos to safety when he fled Babylon from the invading Antigonos Monophthalmos in 315 BC. Seleukos revered the horse, and had it deified and erected a monument to it at Antioch.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (281 BC - 261 BC) | 
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$ 2500 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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CNG Auction 124 Lot 283 
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19 Sep 2023 |
VF (Toned, hairlines on obverse.) |
USD 2500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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CNG Auction 124 Lot 283
|
19 Sep 2023 |
VF (Toned, hairlines on obverse.) |
USD 2500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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 |
CNG Auction 109 Lot 220
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12 Sep 2018 | VF |
USD 1700.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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