Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos II Theos
261-246 BCE
AR tetradrachm Alexandria in Aria (Artacoana)
17.11g 26.6mm
diademed head right //
Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, two monograms to outer left, one to outer right, and another in exergue
SC-612.11; Ehling-22-23, Houghton-1277
Antiochos II Theos was king of the Seleukid Empire from 261 BCE to 246 BCE. He succeeded his father Antiochos I Soter. I’d long debated whether Antiochos II fit in my “people” collection, since he never dealt with any of the original Diadochi. He was born in 286 BCE, and the major events of that era he either missed or was too young. In the end, I decided to include him, but as the tail end of this collection.