Silver tetradrachm of Seleukos II Kallinikos, minted in Antioch, featuring a portrait of Seleukos on the obverse. SC 689.6b
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
Reign
July/August 246 – December 225 BC
Predecessor
Antiochus II Theos
Successor
Seleucus III Ceraunus
Born
c. 265 BC
Died
December 225 BC (aged 39–40)
Spouse
Laodice II
Issue
Five children with Laodice II, including:
Antiochis
Seleucus III Ceraunus
Antiochus III the Great
Dynasty
Seleucid
Father
Antiochus II
Mother
Laodice
Seleucus II Callinicus Pogon (Greek: Σέλευκος Β΄ ὁ Καλλίνικος ὁ Πώγων; Kallinikos means "beautifully triumphant"; Pogon means "the Beard"; July/August 265 BC – December 225 BC[1]),[2] was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, who reigned from 246 BC to 225 BC. Faced with multiple enemies on various fronts, and not always successful militarily, his reign was a time of great turmoil and fragmentation for the Seleucid empire, before its eventual restoration under his second son and eventual successor, Antiochus III.
^"Seleucus II Callinicus". Livius.org.
^καλλίνικος, πώγων. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
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