178 A. Cunningham— Relics from Ancient Persia. [No. 3, 
Weights 505, 48*0, 430, 500 grains. Author. Plate XVIII, figs. 5, 6. 
Obv. Laurelled head of Zeus to right. 
Rev. Pallas with thunderbolt in chariot drawn by 2 elephants. 
Inscription in three lines BA SI AEON SEAEYKOY KAI ANTIOXOY. 
Above the elephants the letter A in a circle. 
This curious legend shows most conclusively that the coins belong to 
the two “ Kings Seleukus and Antiochus.” Now we know from Plutarch* 
and Appian that when Seleukus gave up Stratonike to his son, he at the 
same time granted him the title of king and made over to him the whole 
of the Eastern half of his kingdom from the Euphrates to the Indus. As 
his marriage with Stratonike took place either in B. C. 294 or 293, I think 
that Antiochus may have issued these coins about the same time to com¬ 
memorate his acquisition of the royal title. 
Nos. 59, 60. Silver. Oboli, 035 and 0*30 inch. Weight 8*5 and 
8*0 grains. Types as on the preceding coins, including monogram A in 
circle, but without any inscription. Plate XVIII, figs. 3, 4. 
Antiochus I. 
Nos. 61, 62. Gold. Slater, 0*75 and 0*72 inch. Weight of each 
130 grains. Author. I have seen several others. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right. No. 61 of middle age, No. 
62 of old age. 
Rev. Apollo seated an the Cortina, resting left hand on bow and 
holding arrow in right hand. In the field A. Inscription in two lines 
BA2IAEOS ANTIOXOY. 
No. 63. Gold. Stater , 0‘70 inch. Weight 129 5 grains. Author. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right, old portrait. 
Rev. Apollo as on No. 61, star above, and lyre in field below, with 
monogram forming AI or AIT. Inscription as before. 
Nos. 64, 65. Silver. Tetradrachma and drachma of same type as the 
gold coins just described. 
No. 66. Silver. Drachma, 0 65 inch. Weight 61 grains. Author. 
Plate XVIII, fig. 13. See gold coin of Seleukus of same type in British 
Museum Catalogue of Seleucid kings, Plate I, fig. 6. 
Obv. Diademed head of Antiochus to right with bull’s horn above 
ear. 
Rev. Horned horse’s head (Bukephalus P) to right, monogram to 
right forming AIIA. Monogram below indistinct. Inscription BAi§IAEI2i£ 
ANTIOXOY. 
No. 67. Gold. Stater, 0*6 inch. Weight 131*5 grains. Author. 
Plate XVIII, fig. 8. Duplicates, Mr. A. Grant and Author. 
* Plutarch, in vita Demetrii. 
