Description: Antiochos III the Great (223 - 187 BC). Diademed head of Antiochos III right; countermark punch / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOΥ; elephant right, ridden by mahout; countermarks: anchor, horse head right.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 10,12 g

Grade: F/F

Attribution: SNG Spaer 815 var

Commentary: rare with 3 countermarks; dark green patina

History: The mint and dating of these issues is uncertain. According to Houghton and Lorber, ibid, pp. 411-412, it is possible that coins of the category No. 1084 were issued by a military mint travelling with the Seleukid army during the first phase of the Fifth Syrian War (202 - 195 BC). This military issue was followed by issues Nos. 1085 and 1086 in c. 200 BC or later produced by a regular mint, and the coins previously struck by the military mint were countermarked.

Article Number: 048-08-06-41652