Tuesday, 12 September 2023

GODDESS NIKE CROWN THE ARMS ~ COIN OF SELEUCUS


Commemorative coin of Seleucus

Winged Nike on a silver tetradrachm coin of Seleucus I, minted at Susa, Persia, after 300 BCE.

Nike places a victory wreath on a panoply set up on a tree as a military trophy.





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