Seleukid Kings of Syria. Antiochos III the Great 222-187 BC. AE 13mm 2.79gm

Seleukid Kings of Syria. Antiochos III the Great 222-187 BC. AE 13mm 2.79gm. Macedonian Shield with Gorgoneion / Elephant.

Obv: Macedonian shield with head of Gorgoneion in central boss.

Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY Elephant standing right.

Ref: SC 1089.1.

Smaller fractional unit (Denomination D) Military mint in Coele-Syria during the 5th Syrian War (202–198 BC) Fine Condition

The Fifth Syrian War (202–195 BC) was a major conflict between the Seleucid Empire, led by Antiochus III (the Great), and the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt under the young king Ptolemy V. Fight was over territory in the reign. Antiochus formed a "secret agreement" with Philip V of Macedon to partition Ptolemaic territories between them. (195 BC): Ptolemy V was forced to sign a conciliatory treaty, ceding Coele-Syria to the Seleucids. The peace was sealed by the marriage of Ptolemy V to Antiochus's daughter, Cleopatra I.

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