Seleucus III Ceraunus (Seleucid king, 225-223 BC)
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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 | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| Antioch (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE) | 
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Silver | 1,990 kg |
| Ecbatana (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE) | 
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Silver | 40,001 kg |
| Apamea? (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE) | 
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Silver | 1,105 kg |
| Antioch (Seleucus III), gold, octodrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE) | 
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Gold | 804,726 kg |
| S 1123 - Ecbatana (Seleucus III), bronze (226-222 BCE) | Bronze | ||
| S 1124 - Ecbatana (Seleucus III), bronze (226-222 BCE) | Bronze |
Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
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| 28506 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (AE Laodice/head of elephant) over Seleucus III (Seleucus/seated Apollo) (CNG, EA 200, Dec. 2008, 99) | 
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Bronze | 175 BC JL | 
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| 3164 - Antioch (AE Antiochus IV/Zeus) over Antioch (Artemis/Apollo) (MacDonald coll. 135) | 
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Bronze | 173 BC JL | .jpg){kind=small}
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| 3164 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (AE Antiochus IV/standing Zeus) over Antioch (Seleucus III) (Artemis/seated Apollo) (MacDonald coll. 135) |
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Bronze | 173 BC JL |
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Seleucus III Ceraunus 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | seleucus_iii |
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Literature
- SC I (4 mentions)
- Le Rider 1999 (3 mentions)
- Boillet 2009 (3 mentions)
- WSM (2 mentions)
- Houghton 1991 (1 mentions)
- HGC 9 (1 mentions)
- ESM (1 mentions)
- CSE (1 mentions)
