Antiochos IX; Zeus/Tyche
235,00 €
Description
Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos IX (114/3 – 95 BC), 4th reign, Tripolis mint. Filleted head of Zeus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ; Tyche, wearing polos, standing left on rudder and facing right, resting right hand on tiller of rudder and holding cornucopiae with left arm.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE15 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,80 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | Houghton, Lorber and Hoover, SC II, 2380; Houghton, CSE, 357-358; SNG Spaer, 2715; BMC 4, p. 93, No. 26 (Plate XXV, 8); Hunterian Coll. III, p. 107, Nos. 34-35 |
| Commentary: | very rare; dark grey patina with bronze highlights |
Historical Context
The two decades of Antiochos' rule were actually a constant war with his halfbrother - Antiochos VIII.
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