Seleucid Empire, Emperor Antiochus VII, AE Unit, Eros & Isis - 139 to 138 BCE - Greek World

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Seleucid Empire
• Authority: Emperor Antiochus VII
• Date: 139 - 138 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) unit, name unknown
• Mint: Antioch, Syria
• Size: 17mm, 5.6g
• Type Number: Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2067
• Obverse: Winged bust of Eros right
• Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEPΓETOY - Isis headdress resting on two grain ears with stems crossed above inverted crescent
• Notes: Eros was the Greek god of love: specifically, passionate and physical desire. Isis was a major and powerful Egyptian goddess of motherhood, magic, healing, and the dead, known for her wisdom, loyalty, and creative power.
  
  The Seleucid Empire was established by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great, following the division of Alexander’s empire in 312 BCE. Centered in the Near East, it was a major Hellenistic state that blended Greek cultural and administrative practices with those of the diverse peoples it governed, spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia.

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