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GREEK/Seleukid; Timarchos c. BCE 164-161


AE 27 mm, 17.16 g, 12h, Ekbatana mint

SC 1595 (R2-R3)

O: diad bust of Timarchos r. dotted border

R: [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ on the rt, [M]EΓAΛOY/[TI]MAPXOY on left, Nike adv l holding wreath and palm branch. No control marks and no evidence of dotted border.

 

 

Ex: Zurqieh UAE


For a discussion of the dating of the reign of Timarchos please refer to:

Jakobsson, J., "Dating of Timarchus, the Median Usurper, A Critical Review" Ancient History Bulletin 30 (2016); 15-26.