Antiochos IV; Apollo/Agathe Tyche
175,00 €
Description
Antiochos IV (175 – 164 BC). Seleuceia ad Tigrim mint 175-172 BC. Laureate head of Apollo facing three quarters right / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ; Agathe Tyche standing left, wearing calathus, holding phiale and cornucopia, monogram in left field.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE15 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,68 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | Seleucid Coins Online (Part 2) 1507 |
| Commentary: | very rare; brown patina with some deposits |
Historical Context
Antiochus IV is remembered as a major villain and persecutor in the Jewish traditions associated with Hanukkah.
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