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Such coins were widespread within the Seleucid Empire, as all mints except the one in Bactra struck them. [5] Antiochus I, son of Seleucus I, was the first Seleucid ruler to strike coins with his own image on them. [5] Typically, coins which were not based on Attic weight, did not circulate within the empire.
At the Seleucid Empire's height, it had consisted of territory that covered Anatolia, Persia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and what are now modern Kuwait, Afghanistan, and parts of Turkmenistan. The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture. Greek customs and language were privileged; the wide variety of local traditions had been ...
For a period between 139 and 138, he was the sole ruler of the Seleucid empire. However, in 138 BC Demetrius II's brother Antiochus VII Sidetes invaded Syria and brought his rule to an end. Diodotus Tryphon is unique in the history of the Seleucid empire, as the only rebel from outside the dynasty to gain control of the whole kingdom.
Coin of Antiochus VIII Grypus. Reverse: god Sandan standing on the horned lion, in his pyre surmounted by an eagle. Despite political shortcomings, Grypus was a popular king. His ugly, lazy appearance on coins (common among the last Seleucids), together with stories of his lavish banquets, made posterity believe his dynasty was degenerate and ...
The Romans may have considered Philip I the last legitimate Seleucid king, a theory held by Kevin Butcher and other scholars. [71] Hoover opted for a simpler answer; Philip I's coins were the most numerous and earlier Seleucid coin models were destroyed, making it economically sensible for the Romans to continue Philip I's model. [72]
Coin of Cleopatra Selene (front) and Antiochus XIII. Antiochus took the throne after the death of his father, king Antiochus X Eusebes, sometime between 92 and 85 BC.The new king was underage, and his mother, the Ptolemaic princess Cleopatra Selene of Syria, acted as his regent. [2]
The coins were offered as separate lots by Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's auctioneers on 11 December. Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook , on X , or on Instagram . Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews ...
Diodotus I Soter (Greek: Διόδοτος Σωτήρ, Diódotos Sōtḗr; c. 300 BC – c. 235 BC) was the first Hellenistic king of Bactria.Diodotus was initially satrap of Bactria, but became independent of the Seleucid empire around 255 BC, establishing the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.