Coins of Antiochus VIII Epiphanes
04 November 2023
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Coins of Antiochus VIII Epiphanes: Figure 1
| Item: | Tetradrachm |
|---|---|
| Issue: | Antiochus VIII Epiphanos of the Seleucid Empire |
| Mint: | Syria |
| Material: | Silver |
| Diameter: | 26 mm |
| Weight: | 16.6 g |
| Date: | ca. 109-96 BCE |
| Obverse: | Head of Antiochus wearing a diadem. |
| Reverse: | Seated Zeus holding a sceptre in his left hand and a winged Nike in his extended right hand. Above him is a fulmen (thunderbolt). Inscription to the left and right. |
| Inscription: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Basileos Antiokhou Epiphanos, (=of King Antiochus Epiphanos) ΡΕΑ. |
| Accession #: | JLMC: 180.96.6 |
| Credit: | Copyright University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
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