Seleukid Coins
Cited Coins of Antiochos VII
Cited in description of coin A07-AR-02:
| Mint: | Seleukeia on the Tigris |
| Period: | summer 130 BC - spring/summer or autumn 129 BC |
| Denomination: | AR Tetradrachm |
| Weight: | 16.48 g |
| Diameter: | |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos VII right; fillet border |
| Reverse: | ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ’ right, ‘ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ’ left (“of King Antiochos the Benefactor”); Athena Nikephoros (“carrying victory”) standing and facing left, holding Nike in right hand who faces left, and resting left hand on shield with a human face, spear propped against her left arm; monogram above control mark ‘Α’ in outer left field; monogram in exergue; all within laurel wreath |
| Die Position: | 0º |
| References: | Arthur A. Houghton’s personal collection, AHNS 1007 |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of The American Numismatic Society – Collection of The American Numismatic Society, Accession No. 1944.100.71965 |
Cited in description of coin A07-AR-02:
| Mint: | Seleukeia on the Tigris |
| Period: | summer 130 BC - spring/summer or autumn 129 BC |
| Denomination: | AR Tetradrachm |
| Weight: | 16.59 g |
| Diameter: | 32 mm |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos VII right; fillet border |
| Reverse: | ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ’ right, ‘ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ’ left (“of King Antiochos the Benefactor”); Athena Nikephoros (“carrying victory”) standing and facing left, holding Nike in right hand who faces left, and resting left hand on shield with a human face, spear propped against her left arm; monogram above control mark ‘Α’ in outer left field; monogram in exergue; all within laurel wreath |
| Die Position: | 0º |
| References: | Collection of the American Numismatic Society, Accession No. 1944.100.71965 |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of Arthur A. Houghton – Arthur A. Houghton’s personal collection, AHNS 1007 (photos taken by Travis Merkel of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.) |