Tetradrachm - Apodakos
Features
| Issuer | Kingdom of Characene (Mesopotamia) |
|---|---|
| King |
Apodakos (124 BC - 104 BC)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 109 BC |
| Value | 1 Tetradrachm = 4 Drachm |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 16.06 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N# 311479
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
BMC Greek# 1,
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Alram# 495 And 26 more volumes.
Michel Alram, Manfred Mayrhofer, Rüdiger Schmitt; 1986. Nomina propria Iranica in nvmmis : Materialgrundlagen zu den iranischen Personennamen auf antiken Münzen. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.
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Obverse
Head of Apodakos right, diademed.
Reverse
Herakles seated left on anvil-shaped seat, nude, resting left arm on seat, holding with right hand a club resting on his right knee; flanked by lettering downwards, monogram in left field, date in exergue.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
ΑΓΓΟΔΑΚΟΥ
ΔΙ
ΓΣ
Translation: King Apodakos
Mint
Charax Spasinou, Characene, IraqComments
Coin dated according to the Seleucid calendar, year 203.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
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| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| -109 | ||||||||||||
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