Seleucus III Ceraunus (Seleucid king, 225-223 BC)

Mints

Seleucus III Soter ("the Savior"), nicknamed Ceraunus ("the Thunderbolt") was the fifth king of the Seleucid Empire. He was named Alexander at birth but assumed the dynastic name Seleucus when he succeeded his father Seleucus II in 225 BC. He was assassinated in 233 BC while campaigning to regain Asia Minor from Attalus I of Pergamum.

Die Studies

Item	Metal	Weight
Antioch (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE)	Silver	1,990 kg
Antioch (Seleucus III), gold, octodrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE)	Gold	804,726 kg
Apamea? (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE)	Silver	1,105 kg
Ecbatana (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE)	Silver	40,001 kg
Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus/Apollo seated on omphalos - SC 939) (226-223 BCE)	Silver	1,811 kg
Ecbatana (Seleucus III), bronzes (3g) (Apollo/tripod - SC 945) (226-223 BCE)	Bronze

Overstriking coins

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Overstruck coins

Item	Metal	Date
3164 - Antioch (AE Antiochus IV/Zeus) over Antioch (Artemis/Apollo) (MacDonald coll. 135)	Bronze	173 BC ^JL
28506 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (AE Laodice/head of elephant) over Seleucus III (Seleucus/seated Apollo) (CNG, EA 200, Dec. 2008, 99)	Bronze	175 BC ^JL
3164 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (AE Antiochus IV/standing Zeus) over Antioch (Seleucus III) (Artemis/seated Apollo) (MacDonald coll. 135)	Bronze	173 BC ^JL