Seleukid Coins
Cited Coins of Antiochos VII
Cited in description of coin A08-AR-02:
| Mint: | Damaskos |
| Period: | 120/119 BC (first reign) |
| Denomination: | AR Tetradrachm |
| Weight: | 16.28 g |
| Diameter: | 28 mm |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right; fillet border |
| Reverse: | ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ’ right, ‘ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ’ left (“of King Antiochos the Illustrious”); Zeus Ouranios (“Zeus of Heaven”), nude, standing left, crescent above head, holding star in outstretched right hand and scepter with left arm; ‘ΑΡ’ monogram above ‘ΗΔΡ’ monogram in outer left field; Seleukid date (year 193 of the Seleukid Era, i.e. 120/119 BC) in exergue; laurel wreath border |
| Die Position: | 0º |
| References: | Houghton, CSE, 850 (same obverse die); Newell, LSM, 91 (same obverse die); SNG Spaer, 2647 (same dies) |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. – Electronic Auction 191 (July 9, 2008), Lot 30 |