Molon (Seleucid usurper, 222-220 BC)

Mints

Molon was appointed Seleucid strategos (military governor) of Media by Antiochus III in 223 BC, but a year later revolted along with his brother Alexander, the strategos of Persis, and a dynast of Media Atropatene. Molon claimed the title of king and ruled Media, Persis, and Babylonia as a breakaway kingdom from 222 BC to 220 BC. When Antiochus III at last defeated him in 220 BC, Molon and his brother commited suicide.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Ecbatana (Molon), bronzes (5g) (Apollo/standing Nike - SC 951) (222-220 BCE)		Bronze

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Molon

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	molon
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Molon http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q655430 https://www.freebase.com/m/07rlsp

Literature

• Boillet 2009 (1 mentions)
• ESM (1 mentions)
• SC I (1 mentions)