SELEUKOS I AE20______Seleukid Empire______OFFICER OF ALEXANDER_____Medusa & Bull

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FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
A BEAUTIFUL BRONZE COIN OF SELEUKOS I OF THE SELEUKID KINGDOM FROM 312 - 280 BC .
ESTABLISHED THE SELEUKID DYNASTY
Seleukos defeated Antigonus in the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC and Lysimachus in the battle of Corupedium in 281 BC.
THE SIZE IS 20.2 MM AND 6.10 GRAMS.
Sear 6852
OBVERSE – Winged head of Medusa right
REVERSE - Bull butting right
SELEUKOS I
Seleukos I (given the surname by later generations of Nicator) was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander's death, Seleukos established the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire. His kingdom would be one of the last holdouts of Alexander's former empire to Roman rule. They were only outlived by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt by roughly 34 years.
After the death of Alexander, Seleukos was nominated as the satrap of Babylon in 320 BC. Antigonus forced Seleukos to flee from Babylon, but, supported by Ptolemy, he was able to return in 312 BC. Seleukos' later conquests include Persia and Media. He was defeated by the emperor of Bharatvarsha/India, Chandragupta Maurya and accepted a matrimony alliance for 500 elephants after ceding the territories considered as part of India. Seleukos defeated Antigonus in the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC and Lysimachus in the battle of Corupedium in 281 BC. He was assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus during the same year. His successor was his son Antiochus I.
Seleukos founded a number of new cities, including Antioch and Seleucia.
MEDUSA
Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. Medusa was the only Gorgon who was mortal; hence her slayer, Perseus, was able to kill her by cutting off her head. From the blood that spurted from her neck sprang Chrysaor and Pegasus, her two sons by Poseidon. The severed head, which had the power of turning into stone all who looked upon it, was given to Athena, who placed it in her shield; according to another account, Perseus buried it in the marketplace of Argos.
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