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February 5, 2026Journal of Philia0 citations

Seleucid Bronze Coinage from the Ödemiş Museum

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NKNoah KayeMedical Protective

Key Points

  • The study aims to detail the bronze Seleucid coins housed in the Ödemiş Museum and their historical context.
  • Acquisition analysis of 318 Seleucid bronze coins
  • Historical dating of coins from c. 281 to 190 BCE
  • Examination of mint histories for locations like Sardis and Smyrna
  • Identification of large coin series from Antiochus II and III
  • Each Seleucid ruler, except Antiochus Hierax, is represented in the coin collection.
  • Anomalous large series found for Antiochus II and III.
  • Mint history for Sardis and potential mints at Smyrna and Tralles is clarified.
  • Fewer coins from eastern mints, including Antiochia and Seleucia ad Tigrim, are noted.

Abstract

This study presents 318 bronze Seleucid coins that were acquired by the Ödemiş Museum. The coins date between c. 281 and 190 BCE. Other than Antiochus Hierax every Seleucid ruler’s coinage is represented. Two anomalously large series appear, SC 520–7+537–8 (Antiochus II) and SC 983.6 (Antiochus III). The mint history of Sardis under the Seleucids is elucidated, along with that of Smyrna (?) and Tralles (?). A smaller number of coins appear from the eastern mints of Antiochia, Seleucia ad Tigrim, Susa, and Ecbatana.

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Noah Kaye (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698434ebf1d9ada3c1fb3a0chttps://doi.org/10.36991/philia.202504
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