Description:
The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins examines how the Seleukids, from Seleukos I to Antiochos IV, used coinage to propagandise their governing ideology. It offers a valuable resource to students of the Seleukids and of Hellenistic kingship more broadly, numismatics, and the interplay of ancient Greek religion and politics.
Review Quotes:
"[Erickson] offers a useful resource to both students of the Seleukids and of Hellenistic kingship more broadly, of numismatics and of the interplay of ancient Greek religion and politics." -The Classical Jounal
"The book will certainly be informative to those who are relatively unfamiliar with the handling of numismatic evidence, and of the Seleucid evidence in particular. It fills a gap by providing valuable insights into the nature and development of the iconography on Seleucid coins that are not readily available elsewhere, together with much of the information that will enable many of the questions raised to be pursued further."
-Keith Rutter, Edinburgh University, Journal of Greek Archaeology