Philip I Toggle Necklace

Diademed profile of Philip I, the reigning Seleucid monarch of Syria from 94 B.C. The Seleucid Empire emerged as a prominent Hellenistic state following Alexander the Great's death in 323 B.C.

Spanning from the Aegean to Bactria, the Seleucids governed a vast empire that remained a formidable power for nearly three centuries until its absorption by the emerging superpower, Rome.

Upon the Roman annexation of Syria, Philip I was possibly regarded as the final legitimate Seleucid king. Roman coins minted in Syria bore copies of Phillip I's image, often accompanied by the monogram of the Roman governor.

The name Philip (Greek Phílippos) means "lover of horses." While Seleucid kings typically bore names like Seleucus and Antiochus, "Philip" was historically used by the Antigonid dynasty and later adopted by the Seleucids. This was likely to assert their lineage from the Antigonids through Queen Stratonice, who was Queen of the Seleucid Empire at the beginning of the 3rd century B.C.

The reverse of the coin depicts Zeus Nikephoros, bare-chested, holding Nike, the personification of Victory, in his outstretched hand. Minted in the final decades of Seleucid autonomy, this coin preserves the memory of a proud and glorious empire.

• Coin Ø 26mm

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