SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator.( 312-281 BC).Tetradrachm.

Obv : Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.

Rev : AΛEΞANΔPOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ.
Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ME monogram above club; monogram below throne.
Price 3772; HGC 9, 10f.

Condition : Good very fine.

Weight : 17.16 gr
Diameter : 27 mm

Alexander the Great's generals were constantly fighting to ensure each other's superiority, and Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great's generals and the registered king of Egypt, first opposed these wars that started with the death of Perdiccas. As a result of this opposition, the Alexander Empire experienced a new division. This division in 320 BC is called the Triparadisus Division. But Seleucus, who was "Camp Commander" under Perdiccas until 323 BC, helped the surgery of the ruler who came after Perdiccas, provided Babylon with a hand injury and cruelly expanded his reign. Seleucus officially declared his reign in Babylon in 312 BC. This date is also known as the foundation date of the Seleucid State. Seleucus ruled not only Babylon, but also most of the eastern part of Alexander's Macedonian Empire. Historian Appian said in return about Seleucus, "He became the ruler of the region from the Phrygian Country to the Indus River." When Seleucus went to India and signed an agreement with the Indian kingdom of Chandragupta Maurya, and gave the eastern lands to the Indians in return for 500 elephants, the Seleucid State lost its dominance over India to gain more; however, the reward he received played a major role in winning the Battle of Ipsus.