Struck under Antiochos III at the Ekbatana mint, this bronze coin traveled far across the roads of the Seleukid Empire.
It passed through caravan markets, city stalls, and the hands of merchants and soldiers moving between worlds. This was working money, counted quickly and trusted in trade.
Someone once used this exact type of coin during an ordinary moment more than two thousand years ago. Their journey ended.
The bronze endured, carrying the weight of that distant day.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Seleukid world under Antiochos the Great. Cities buzzing with trade. Armies marching east and west. Messengers carrying orders across deserts and mountains as an empire fights to reclaim its power.
This bronze coin once mattered in that revival. It may have paid a soldier campaigning far from home, counting coins instead of promises.
It could have bought food for a family living under renewed royal authority. Perhaps a merchant accepted it confidently, believing the kingdom was strong again.
Antiochos III nearly restored the Seleukid Empire, only to face Rome itself. This coin passed through hands shaped by ambition, loyalty, and hope during a brief return to greatness.
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Struck under Antiochos III at the Ekbatana mint, this bronze coin traveled far across the roads of the Seleukid Empire.
It passed through caravan markets, city stalls, and the hands of merchants and soldiers moving between worlds. This was working money, counted quickly and trusted in trade.
Someone once used this exact type of coin during an ordinary moment more than two thousand years ago. Their journey ended.
The bronze endured, carrying the weight of that distant day.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Seleukid world under Antiochos the Great. Cities buzzing with trade. Armies marching east and west. Messengers carrying orders across deserts and mountains as an empire fights to reclaim its power.
This bronze coin once mattered in that revival. It may have paid a soldier campaigning far from home, counting coins instead of promises.
It could have bought food for a family living under renewed royal authority. Perhaps a merchant accepted it confidently, believing the kingdom was strong again.
Antiochos III nearly restored the Seleukid Empire, only to face Rome itself. This coin passed through hands shaped by ambition, loyalty, and hope during a brief return to greatness.
