Antiochos VI Dionysos; forepart of panther/legend
Description:
Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochos VI Dionysos (144 - 142 BC). Uncertain mint in northern Syria, 144-143 BC. Forepart of panther right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY in four lines within wreath.
Diameter:
AE14 mm
Weight:
3,12 g
Grade:
F/F
Attribution:
SC 2019; HGC 9, 1050
Commentary:
very rare; olive-grey patina with light deposits
History:
Antiochos VI was just 4 when he was made a king by the general Diodotus Tryphon; he died just 2 years later.
Article Number:
061-09-01-42750