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The coinage of the Seleucid Empire is based on the coins of Alexander the Great, which in turn were based on Athenian coinage of the Attic weight. Many mints and different issues are defined, with mainly base and silver coinage being in abundance. The symbol of Seleucid power was the anchor, which was placed on the obverse of coins depicting Alexander posthumously but prior to the issue of coins portraying Seleukos I around 306 BCE. ==Denominations== ''Bronze'' coinage was issued in five denominations; the weight and size varies greatly and most likely no effort was made to conform to a set standard, they may be denominated in chalkoi.〔http://www.seleukids.org/seleukids.htm〕 *A size = 23+ mm = 10+ g *B size = 18–23 mm = 6.77-8.63 g *C size = 13–17 mm = 3.88 g *D size = 12–13 mm = 1.59 g *E size = 10–12 mm = 1.13 g The denomination values and common imagery on s''ilver'' coinage was as follows, with the denomination based on the Obol/And image most common on the coin.:〔(Rois, Pl. II. 9. )〕 *1 Obol : Anchor and Bow and Quiver. *2 Diobol : Bow and Quiver *3 Hemidrachm : *6 Drachm : Anchor *24 Tetradrachm : Elephant walking *Coins with the head of Zeus on the reverse and Athena in elephant car.〔(N. C., 1879, Pl. I. 4)〕 These coins are of a lighter (Phoenician standard ), which were circulated in India prior to Alexander the Great's conquest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seleucid coinage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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