Hellenistic Greek Bronze Coin – Athena & Nike – Seleukeia ad Kalykadnon, Cilicia (150-50 BC)

 Hellenistic bronze coin was minted in Seleukeia ad Kalykadnon, an important city in Cilicia during the 2nd–1st century BC, under the influence of the Seleucid Empire. 

Obverse: Helmeted bust of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, symbolizing wisdom and warfare.

Reverse: Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, advancing left, holding a wreath, a common representation of triumph in Hellenistic art.

23mm / 7.27g