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Antiochos and the Elephant gold called “the Great

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called “the Great

The reverse reads MVNIFICENTIA AVG—“the generosity of the emperor”—with COS IIII S–C below

a distinctively indented form once carried by warriors of the region

holding a laurel wreath—symbols of divine favor and imperial triumph

Antiochos and the Elephant gold called “the GreatThis silver drachm was struck under Antiochos III, called the Great, one of the most ambitious rulers of the Hellenistic world. The obverse shows the diademed head of the king in refined Hellenistic style, an idealized portrait of royal authority. On the reverse, a powerful elephant strides forward, accompanied by the inscription (of King Antiochos). Struck in Apameia on the Orontes a strategic Seleukid stronghold in modern Syria the coin embodies

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