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

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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	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
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
Nisibis (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (187-175 BCE)		Silver	8,575 kg
Antioch (Seleucus IV), silver, drachms (Seleucus IV/Apollo on omphalos) (187-175 BCE) Le Rider 1999		Silver	191 kg
S 1401 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), bronze (187-175 BCE)		Bronze
S 1402 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), bronze (187-175 BCE)		Bronze
S 1400 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), bronze (187-175 BCE)		Bronze
Ptolemais-Ake (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (180-175 BCE)		Silver	335 kg
S 1398 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (180-175 BCE)		Silver	1,635 kg
S 1399 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), silver, drachms (180-175 BCE)		Silver	1,604 kg

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
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
28223 - Tyana (Ariarathes IV) (AE Athena/Nike) over Seleucid serratus bronze (Peus, EA 8, Jan. 2019, 126)		Bronze	163 BC JL

Seleucus IV Philopator

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	seleucus_iv
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Seleucus_IV_Philopator http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3362 https://www.freebase.com/m/0lg09

Literature

• Boillet 2009 (5 mentions)
• SC I (3 mentions)
• HGC 9 (3 mentions)
• Le Rider 1999 (2 mentions)
• Sear II (2 mentions)
• RQEMH (2 mentions)
• Houghton 1991 (1 mentions)
• Le Rider 1993 (1 mentions)
• SC II (1 mentions)
• CSE (1 mentions)
• Mørkholm 1965 (1 mentions)
• Voulgaridis 2000 (1 mentions)