Seleucus IV Philopator (Seleucid king, 187-175 BC)

Mints

Seleucus IV Philopator ("Father-loving") was the eldest son of Antiochus III and succeeded him as the seventh king of the Seleucid Empire. He reigned from 187 to 175 BC, during which time he formed alliances in Asia Minor and Macedon in order to restore Seleucid influence curtailed by the Peace of Apamea. He was assassinated by his chief minister, Heliodorus, in 175 BC.

Die Studies

Item	Metal	Weight
S 1398 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (180-175 BCE)	Silver	1,635 kg
S 1400 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), bronze (187-175 BCE)	Bronze
S 1401 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), bronze (187-175 BCE)	Bronze
S 1402 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), bronze (187-175 BCE)	Bronze
S 1399 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), silver, drachms (180-175 BCE)	Silver	1,604 kg
Nisibis (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (187-175 BCE)	Silver	8,575 kg
Ptolemais-Ake (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (180-175 BCE)	Silver	335 kg
Antioch (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus IV/Apollo on omphalos) (187-175 BCE) Le Rider 1993	Silver	8,330 kg
Antioch (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus IV/Apollo on omphalos) (187-175 BCE) Le Rider 1999	Silver	8,401 kg
Antioch (Seleucus IV), silver, drachms (Seleucus IV/Apollo on omphalos) (187-175 BCE) Le Rider 1999	Silver	191 kg

Overstriking coins

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Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck type	Metal	Date	Overstriking coin
28223 - Tyana (Ariarathes IV) (AE Athena/Nike) over Seleucid serratus bronze (Peus, EA 8, Jan. 2019, 126)		Bronze	163 BC ^JL
2974 - Petra (Nabataean kingdom) (AE Athena/Nike) over Ptolemais-Ake (Seleucid type) (Laodice/elephant) (CNG, EA 228, 24 Feb. 2010, 155)		Bronze	187 BC ^JL