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ID:     29550
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Greek
Region:     SELEUCID KINGDOM
Issuer:     Seleucus I Nicator
Date Ruled:     312-280 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Date Struck:     B.C. c. 300 - 294
Diameter:     26.5 mm
Weight:     17.143 g
Die Axis:     9 h
Obverse Description:     Head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at the neck
Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ
Reverse Description:     Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, monogram left, monogram under throne
Mint:     Seleukeia on the Tigris
Primary Reference:     Houghton and Lorber I 117(3)
Reference2:     Waggoner, ANSMN 15, pl. v, 22
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=28459