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single narrowly-definedareaofnumismatics thisvolume

generallyemployedbymanycataloguesinwhichcoinsof the

firstby ruler thenbymint.Instead ithasbeenarrangedac-

hronologicallyaccordingtoruler inorderto showclearlythe

fferentrulersat thesamecityandtoprovide asfaraspossible

t sactivityanditsrelationshipto othermintsoperatingwithin

eneralpracticehasbeenmadeinthe geographicalarrangement

his formativestudyofearlySeleucidcoinagesstruckinthe

Mints EdwardT.Newellbeganwiththefirst issuesofSeleucusI

hendealtw ithmintsfurthertotheeast endingw ithB ac tria. West-

edwithMesopotamia coveredSyriaSeleucis hoenicia

andconcludedwithAsiaMinor.W hiletheuseofa historically-

ewasfully reasonableintracingthedevelopmentoftheearliest

ngs itisnot easilyadaptedtoacatalogueofcoinswhosescope

icalrangeoftheSeleuciddynasty fromitsbeginningsunder

toitsfinalmonthsunderAntiochusX IIIatAntioch.

eemphasi esinsteadthedevelopmentoftheEmpireas a

ingpoint theareaofmostfundamentalimportancetotheSeleucid

whichisherec alledtheNorthCentralRegion themintofA ntioc h

a orsettlementsinc eitsfoundingandastheEmpire smost

econdandintothe firstcenturyB .C. Antiochissuedthelargest

dmaintainedthelongestandmostcontinuousrecordof mintoper-

vityof othermintsinits ownandinmoredistantregions was

c ingsty le ic onography formof insc riptionsandstrik ingtec hni ue.

eginswithAntiochanditsregion whichincludestheareas

d ieria.Thisisfollowedbythe mintsoftheW esternRegion

ofA siaMinorandtheHellespont theSouthCentralRegion

estineandCoeleSyria ; and f inally thoseof theEasternRegion Mesopo-

actria .Eachregionalchapterconcludeswithasectioncovering

butionhasnotbeenestablishedfirmly butwhoseprovenance

echni uerelatethemina generalmannertootherknowncoinsof

onreports newhoardpublic ations specif ic mintstudies and

butionofindividualcoinshaveall contributedtoagrowing

ub ectofhellenisticnumismaticsingeneralandSeleucidcoinages

rialisvoluminous.Manyreferencestosuchstudies havebeenin-

uebutallhavenot andwhilethosecitedarein theaggregatea

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notintendedtoforma comprehensivebibliography.Insteadan

providesufficientreferencestopermitthe usertolocatesimilar

orks ortofollowtheattributionsor reattributionsthathave

e.

Ihaveusedthe criterionofaccessibility.Standard broadly

sE.T.Newell sEasternSeleucidMintsandW esternSeleucidMints

suc hstudiesalsoinc ludeNewell s TheSeleuc idMintofA ntioc h

afterthereign ofAntiochusIII andGeorgesLeRider smonu-

cidesetles arthesforthelaterSeleucidissues ofSusa Seleucia

a.Theyalsoincludesignificantarticlesin ournalsoressay

gethermaterialrelatingtoaparticularmintor period.Where

e uatelycoverspecificcoins thecataloguesofthegreatnational

arishavebeenc ited sometimestogether. Thereaf ter Ihave

publishedc ollec tions bothpublic andprivate Copenhagen O -

oston L oc kett ameson deHirsc handDeC lerc ) . O c c asionally

relatedissueordiemay befoundina salescatalogue ifnoother

mation.Ine ceptionalcaseswhereacoinmayappeartobe

f ic ientlyknown unpublishede ampleshavebeenc itedinorderto

similarissue orrelatedtype.

outthecataloguewithoutreferenceatall suchcasesinclude

amplesbytype inscription monogramordatec ouldnotbelocated

anyofthesefallinto well-establishedse uencesandareof

lpingtocompletetherecordofa mint sactivity.Others how-

reunrecordedissues theyaretestamenttothe factthattherecord

romcomplete andthatadditionstotheknownmaterial

t ismyhopethat thepublicationofsuchcoinsinthis catalogue

dingofHellenisticnumismatics andgivegreaterdefinitionto

eriodofhistory.

hemanyindividualswhohaveassistedmein thepreparation

ygratefultoLeslieElam D irectoroftheAmericanNumismatic

eandcarein regardtoboththeeditingand publicationofthis

Soc iety sCuratorofGreekCoins NancyWaggoner forherthought-

bstanceofthiscatalogueandforher patiencewithmyimpositions

onsintotheSociety sGreekCoinRoomovera periodofmany

alsoduetotheSociety sL ibrarian rankCampbell whohas

of referencematerialwhichcouldnotbeconvenientlyobtained

toMartin ric eandHeleneNic olet- ierre Curatorsof theLondon

forthetimetheyhavegenerouslygivenin commentingonmany

matics andforcastsandphotographsofcoinswhichhavehelped

ngnumerousissuesinthiscatalogue.Ialso wishtothankHarald

untherD embsk iofV ienna Hans-DieterandSabineSc hult of

B erlin and . L . D j ukovof theHermitageMuseum L eningrad

photographs castsordescriptivematerialrelatingtomy

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dmints andwhichhavebeenofdirectr elevancetotheproper

oinslisted here.

oldSpaerof erusalem aoloGirardiofB eirutandRome

kenderunand aris fortheirhelpinresolv ing uestionsof

mingmeofnumismaticmaterialorscholarshiprelatedtothe

alestine Syriaand hoenic ia andC ilic ia. Spec ific and

eucidcoinsofAscalonand erusalemhasbeenprovidedby

eIsraelMuseum erusalem. rankHoltoftheUniversityof

ngler nowattheUniversityofWisc onsin Madison , havere-

actria andhavemadehelpfulsuggestionsonthehistory and

scataloguewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe help

yalCollectionofCoinsand Medals Copenhagen and

u Z uric h. ornearly twodecadesMr. Morkholmhasprov ided

adviceasmyinterestin Seleucidhistoryandnumismaticshas

orkbearshisimprint.The generalarrangementofmints for

nallyhissuggestion andhasbeenadoptedinful1. Theattributionof

donhis definitivestudiesinthefieldof hellenisticnumismatics

lyonhis suggestionsforimprovementofthecataloguete t.

mistakesisminealone butsuchsubstantiveerrorsasmaye ist

urablygreaterwithoutMr.Morkholm sadvice.

the ualityofitsphotography.Muchofthebasis ofnumis-

andwhileerrorsofsubstancecanbe corrected informationlost

onscanberegainedonlywiththe greatestdifficulty ifatal1.I

e tremethatSilviaHurteragreedto applyherunmatchedskill

oinsin thiscatalogue.Simplethanksareinade uateforatask

sof laborandc are. Itismyhopethatshew illsee asIdo the

ttohertec hni ueandeye. Iamobligedaswellto rancesM.

ertmountingof theplates.

nowledgemydebttotwoindiv iduals nowdeceased. Dik ran

udentof anti uityashewasa dealerofancientartifacts

etlec harmwhoneverforeboretoe pIainthepasttoayouthwho

ionstoask.HenriSeyrigseemedtokeep hisdoorforeveropenin

orinformationonthec oinagesofSyria whichwereasourc eof

othencouragedmyearlyinterestinancientcoins andguided

smaticsasanareawhichpromisedrichintellectualreward.

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TIONS

ebaste—

ogie—

as —

edesmonnaiesgrec uesdelaB iblio lhi ue

ie d A rmenieeldeCommagine

c avationsatDura-Europos inalReport6:

1949 .

eEndof theSeleucids " Transac tionsof the

ArtsandSciences3 J une 1949 ,

Seleuc idMintatElaeusaSebaste " A NSMN3

30 .

T he C o in s P r i n c et o n 1 9 61 .

ueof theGreekCoinsintheB ritishMuseum

London 1 7 ) .

urChronologiemittelhellenistisc herMiin serien

S 5 B e r l i n 1 9 72 .

euc idCoinsofA ke- tolemaisin hoenic ia Seleucus

M N 1 1 9 45 , p p . 17 - 35 .

MintofA sc alonundertheSeleuc ids " A NSMN4

.

Co i ns " E c av a ti o ns a t G S l u K ul e T a r su s V o 1 . 1

n eriods ed.H.Goldman P rinceton

3 .

O b etsdelac ollec tionL ouisD eC lerc , "

o s. 1 - 25 9 ; R N 19 6 , p p . 7- 4 0 N o s. 2 6 0-

onL uc iendeHirsc h B russels 1959 .

ageoftheEasternSeleucidMintsfromSeleu-

SNS1 NewYork 193 , reprinted

der Untresordemonnaieshellenisti ues

N1966 pp. 111-27.

eleuc idMintatL ampsacus " A NSMN23

6 .

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s—

gn—

eh—

us

t

sontheEarlySeleucidVictoryCoinageof

S N R5 9 1 9 0 , p p .5 -1 4.

econdReignofDemetriusIIofSyriaat

1979 , pp.111-16.

a ri k D a r r eh K a ng a va r H o ar d " A NS M N 25

44 .

alogueofGreekCoinsintheHunterianCollection

NorthernA frica W esternEurope Glas-

e ct i on R . a me s on V o1 . 1 M on n ai e s gr e c u e s a n -

91 3 .

SeleucidMintsinA ke- lolemaisandDamasc us

ok 1 93 9 .

g hetresordeMektepinien hrygie Tresors

P a r is 1 9 65 .

w illiamMuseum Catalogueof theMc LeanCol-

V ol. 3 A siaMinor urtherA sia Egypt

9 29 .

a lo g ue o f Co i ns M u se u m of i n e Ar t s B o s t o n 1 9 55 .

heA cc essionofA ntioc husIV ofSyria A Numis-

N SM N 1 1 1 9 64 p p . 63 - 76 .

eleuc idCoinsf romCilic ia c a. 220-150B . C . "

p p . 53 - 62 .

emonnayagedeSeleuc usIV aNisibe " RN1965

osthumousIssueofA ntioc husIV ofSyria " NC

omeSeleucidCoinsf romtheMintofSardes "

heSeleuc idMintatA ntioc hiaonthe ersian

1 9 70 , p p . 3 1 -4 4 .

esintheCoinageofAntiochusIV ofSyria

.

GreekCoinHoardf romSusiana " A c taA 36

6 .

uitessyriennes42. Surleseresde uel uesv illes

amee A rethuse B alanee f ipiphanee

a m a s B e r y t e T r ip o li s l e r e de C l eo p at r e

c he " S y ri a 2 7 1 9 50 , p p . 5- 5 0.

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s

naieshellenisti uesV I:MonnaiesSeleuc idesd f i-

RN1963 pp. 31-35.

SyrianCoins A NSNNM119 NewYork 1950 .

rionau3esiec leavantnotreere " Centennial ublica-

msmatic Society ed. H. Ingholt New

603-25.

uL evant anc ienselnouveau , Tresorsmonetaires

1 9 7 3 .

eSeleuc idMintofA ntioc h " A meric an ournalof

o rk 1 9 17 - 1 ) p p . 1- 1 51 .

Graecorum The RoyalCollectionofCoinsand

nalMuseum:Syria Seleuc idKings

.

Graec orum V ol. 4 il w illiamMuseum

tions art :Syria-Nabathaea L on-

Graec orum V o1. 3 TheL oc kettCollection art

ddenda L ondon 1949 .

ar d f ro m t he Q a v i n Ar e a " C o i n Ho a rd s 1 1 9 75 ,

ohusIV atAke- tolemais " roc eedingsof the th

fNumismatic s P aris B asel 1976 , pp.

on: romRoyalMinttoAutonomy " Studiesin

Numismatics ArtHistoryand

e n 1 9 4 f o rt h co m in g .

ntresordemonnaieshellenisti uestrouvepresde

p . 10 9 ^ 0 .

o us l e s Se l eu c id e s el l e s a r th e s P a r is 1 9 65 .

heMintsofL ysimachus " EssaysinGreekCoinage

b in s on O f o rd 1 9 6 ) , p p . 16 3 - 2 .

eleuc idCoinagesofTyre aSupplement " A NS-

1 9 36 .

A n li o ch - on - th e -O ro n le s V o 1. 4 a r t 2 G r ee k R o ma n

e rs C o in s P r i n c et o n 1 9 52 .

oinageof theWesternSeleuc idMintsf rom

A NSNS4 NewYork 1941

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o theseparatereignsofthekings whosecoinageisre-

idstateremainedunited itwouldhavebeenpossibleto showa

gicalse uenceofrulersattheir capitalcity.Itdidnot however

Empire— thelaterEmpireinparticular— isanythingbut

sassumedcontrolofoneor morecitiesandwerethemselves

alegitimateruler.In others akingmayhavebeene pelled

edhisauthorityat another.Somerulerse ercisedpowerover

edat theSeleucidcapital Antioch.Asaresult asimplelistof

misleadingaboutthe breadthofanindividualruler sauthority

gsata singleselectedcity suchasAntioch wouldgiveonlya

tthee tentofeachruler scontro1.Neitherapproachwould

calcomple ityoftheSeleucidstatein itslaterstages threatened

gpoliticalandmilitarythreats andinternallybyabroadening

sintegrationasrival challengersfoughteachotherforauthority.

dedtocorrectthis probleminpart.Itsets outschematically

sat selectedprovincialcapitals fromSardesinwesternAsia

northeast.In thecaseofeachcapitaltherecordof coinsstruck

w ithonlyafewe c eptions suf f ic ientlyc ontinuoustoprovidec ertain-

ofrulersattheselocations.Its chronologicalaccuracyisonly

er particularlyinthoseinstanceswheretheancientsourcesareim-

erethenumismaticmaterialislacking.Thenoteswhichfollowthe

areaswherechronologicalclarificationisneeded.

no t ed :

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u e d u mo n de h e ll i ni s ti u e 2 v o ls . A nn a le s d e l e s t N a nc y 1 9 66 - 67 .

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euc iaofc. 301B . C . orlaterhasbeenproposedbyR . Hadley The oun-

o n th e T ig r is H i st o ri a 2 7 1 9 7 ) p p . 22 - 3 0.

leuc us soc c upationofB ac traisnotknown. Thef irstSeleuc idc oinsofB ac trado

struc kpriortotheperiodof ointruleofSeleuc usandhisson A ntioc husI

seeintroductiontoc ataloguesec tiononB ac tra .

ac c eptsaSeleuc idocc upationofDamasc use tendingf romthereignofAntio-

SeleucusII butnotesthescantevidencesupportingtherule ofanySeleucid

reign ofAntiochusVII.

sonof SeleucusIV followthechronologyofMorkholm Accession.

V andTimarc husatSeleuc iaareac cordingtoA . R . B ellinger TheB ron e

A NSMN1 1945 , pp. 37-44 andA . Houghton Timarc husasKinginB aby lo-

. 21 3 -1 7 .

phon sreignin Syriaisnotcertain.Thetraditionallyaccepteddatingof

whichissupportedbyB rett Ake- tolemais andH.Seyrig Notes hasbeen

fA sc alondated91 199S. E. = 114/3B . C . intheB ritishMuseum

beginningofthis king sreignin alestineandCoele-SyriathanNewell

andp. 70.

rhypotheticalregnalperiodsforAntiochusVIIIat D amascus threefor

uponB ellinger Endof theSeleuc ids pp. 6 -74 7- 8 , andalateissueofA ntioc hus

m SomeWesternSeleuc idCoins " IN 3 1965-66 , p. 12. Nodated

areknownforthisc ityaf ter111/0B . C . however andB ellinger ssug-

thiskingat D amascusisbaseduponbron eissuesofEros/Niketypewhose

hebeginningofA ntioc husV III sfourthreignatA ntioc hat10 /7B . C . SMA

hoardev idenc e Seyrig Trisors p. 102 hasnotedthatA ntiochus sinitiation

reversetypeatAntioch—and byimplicationthedateofAntiochus sfourth

obablydidnotoc curuntilc . 105B . C . orlater. However H. Tro elland

e Ro b er t . K e ll e y B e u e st " A NS M N 23 1 9 7 ) , p p . 40 - 41 c i te t w o te t ra d ra c hm s

husmayhavebegunstrikingtheZ eusNikephoroscoinageconcurrentlywith

duringhisthird reign orthatthelattermay havebeencontinuedintothe

hey werereplacedbytheZ eusNikephorosseries.Theevidenceisinsufficient

utionofthe chronologyofthisperiod andNewell sdateshavebeen

nd hilipIoc cupiedCilic iaduringtheirstrugglew ithA ntioc husX Eusebes.

edTarsusduringthisperiod whether ointlyorinsuccessionis notknown.

enidentifiedwith eitherruler.

sX atAntiocharediscussedbyB ellinger EndoftheSeleucids pp.73-74

otestothe sectionsonAntiochusX andX IatAntioch.

of theSeleucids pp. 2- 5 andtheintroductorynotetothesectiononA n-

the interruptedreignofthiskingand thebriefassumptionofpowerby

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undingin300B . C . untilitsanne ationby ompeyalmosttwo

Antiochgrewtobecomethesinglemostimportantcityof the

ageofAntiochreflectsthedevelopingfocalnatureofthecity

gsofsignificantifnot voluminousoutput whentheattention

remainedpredominantlyfi edontherich anddenselypopulated

toits enithastheEmpire sc apitalunderA ntiochusIV 175-164

c eptionof the tolemaic oc cupationof thec ity in246-244B . C . the

ageasaSeleucidmint isvirtuallycontinuousuntilthecaptureof

firstcentury.ThelastknownSeleucidissuesof thecitywere

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