Seleucid Empire, Antiochus I Soter, AE Unit, Athena & Nike

• Origin: Seleucid Empire
• Authority: Antiochus I Soter
• Date: 280 - 261 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) unit
• Mint: Smyrna, Sardis, Lydia
• Size: 13mm, 2.25g
• Type Number: Seleucid Coins (part 1) 314
• Obverse: Facing bust of Athena in triple-crested helmet
• Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY - Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm branch
• Notes: Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts, and the patron goddess of the city of Athens. Nike was the Greek goddess of Victory.
  
  The Seleucid Empire was established by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great, following the division of Alexander’s empire in 312 BCE. Centered in the Near East, it was a major Hellenistic state that blended Greek cultural and administrative practices with those of the diverse peoples it governed, spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia.

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