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Seleukos I Susa "Trophy" Tetradrachm

Specimen · seleukos-i-nike-trophy-tetradrachm-001

The Coin

Obverse
Obverse — head of hero in panther-skin helmet with bull's ear and horn, right
Reverse
Reverse — Nike crowning a trophy of arms; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ

Attribution: Persia (Susiana). Susa. Seleukos I Nikator. c. 305/4–295 BC (reign 312–281 BC). AR. tetradrachm.

Obverse: Head of a hero right, wearing a helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horn of a bull; a panther skin is knotted at the throat. The figure's identity is debated (see notes).

Reverse: Nike standing right, crowning a trophy of arms (helmet, cuirass, spears) with a wreath; control marks in field (typically a monogram below the wing and letters between Nike and the trophy).

Weight: 17.09 g (tag) (Weight per dealer (Bezayiff) tag; not independently re-weighed.)  Reference: SC 173.12; HGC 9, 20

Related Coin Images

Related
The same coin as photographed by CNG for Electronic Auction 594, lot 151, closed 27 August 2025. See My Notes section for more info.
Image source & licence

Image: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (cngcoins.com), from the auction listing.

Related2
CNG’s full-resolution studio photograph of the same lot (EA 594, lot 151), on a white ground. See My Notes section for more info.
Image source & licence

Image: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (cngcoins.com).

Type-level historical context, attribution detail, and references → Seleukos I Susa "Trophy" Tetradrachm

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