Seleucid silver Tetradrachm of Antiochos I Soter

Seleucid silver Tetradrachm of Antiochos I Soter (ID L5-1); silver, struck under the reign of Antiochos I, 281-261 BC, at Seleucia on the Tigris. Weight 15.88 g; diameter about 27 mm. Obverse anepigraphic, showing the diademed head of Antiochos facing right, finely detailed hair and royal fillet. Reverse legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ encircles Apollo seated left on the omphalos, holding an arrow in right hand and resting left on a bow; small monograms in field. Strike usually broad-flan, high relief, with light cabinet toning of silver-grey and golden iridescence. Referenced in Seleucid Coins (SC) 379.3.