
seleucid-empire-c-281-261-bc-reign-of-antiochus-i-soter-item
DenominationTetradrachm
Country / EmpireSeleucid Empire
Obverse DesignDiademed head of King Antiochus I Soter facing right.
Reverse DesignApollo seated left on an omphalos (sacred stone), holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right. Inscription typically reads 'ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ' (of King Antiochus).
