The mint at the ancient site of Babylon in Babylonia.
| Item
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Image
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Metal
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Weight
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| S 1595 - Babylon (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (309-303 BCE)
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Silver
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27,617 kg
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| S 1778 - Babylon? (Alexander the Great), silver, 5 shekels (Alexander/Porus) (327 BCE)
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Silver
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1,909 kg
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| S 1781 - Babylon? (Alexander the Great), silver, 2 shekels (elephant/quadriga) (325-323 BCE)
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Silver
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406 kg
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| S 1780 - Babylon? (Alexander the Great), silver, 2 shekels (archer/elephant) (325-323 BCE)
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Silver
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1,146 kg
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| Babylon (Alexander the Great), silver, decadrachms (Heracles/Zeus) (325-323 BCE)
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Silver
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1,957 kg
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| Babylon (Seleucus I), silver, staters (seated Baal/lion) (321-315 BCE)
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Silver
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31,521 kg
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| Babylon (Seleucus I), gold, staters (Athena/Nike) (309-303 BCE)
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Gold
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23,960 kg
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| Item
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Overstruck type
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Metal
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Date
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Overstriking coin
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| 3507 - Alexandria (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena CPE 69) over Babylon (Alexander the Great) (Heracles/Zeus) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.75608)
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Silver
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306 BC JL
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| 25625 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Seleucus I (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 390)
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Silver
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299 BC JL
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| 2843 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Babylon (Alexander the Great) (Heracles/Zeus) (Gorny & Mosch, 240, Oct. 2016, 278)
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Silver
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240 BC JL
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| 25825 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 123, May 2023, 332)
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Silver
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299 BC JL
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| 3298 - Alexandria (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena CPE 59) over Babylon (Alexander the Great) (Heracles/Zeus) (New York, ANS, 1974.26.5328)
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Silver
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306 BC JL
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