Lot 183 - Auction Gemini XII

Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochus II.  - ...
Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochus II.  - ...
Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochus II. - 261-246 BC. Tetradrachm, 17.02g (3h). AntiochObv: Diademed head of king right. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ... Read more
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Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochus II. - 261-246 BC. Tetradrachm, 17.02g (3h). AntiochObv: Diademed head of king right. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Apollo Delphinios seated left on omphalos, holding arrow, other hand resting on bow; monogram in outer left field, ΔΙ in right field. SC 571.1. WSM 976. High relief obverse. VF
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Antiochus II inherited not only an empire from his father Antiochus I, but also the Second Syrian War between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies. He was successful insofar as he reconquered some important areas in Asia Minor including Ionia and Cilicia, and eventually made peace with Ptolemy II. However, two of his eastern provinces, Bactria and Parthia, revolted and became independent kingdoms, the first step in the long decline of the Seleucid Empire
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