Antiochos II Theos, Bronze Unit - 261 to 246 BCE - Seleucid Empire - 9/13/23 Auction

Includes glass top display box. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, to right and left of tripod Antiochus II Theos (286 – July 246 BC) was a Greek king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who ruled from 261 to 246 BC. He was the younger son of Antiochus I and princess Stratonice, the daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes. Antiochus II inherited the throne after his father, Antiochus I Soter, in the winter of 262–61 BC. Throughout his reign, he managed to largely maintain the vast Seleucid realm. However, his decision to divorce his first wife, Laodice, and marry a Ptolemaic princess named Berenice led to a succession struggle after his death, resulting in significant territorial losses for the empire.During his reign, Antiochus II faced tensions with Ptolemaic Egypt, leading to the Second Syrian War. He made some territorial gains in Asia Minor and even assumed the title "Theos" (Greek for "God") after defeating the tyrant Timarchus in Miletus. The war ended