Antiochos VII; Eros/head-dress of Isis
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Description
Antiochos VII Euergetes (138 – 129 BC). Head of Eros right, wreathed with myrtle / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOÎ¥ EÎ¥EΡΓETOÎ¥; head-dress of Isis, apluster above, Ï‚OΡ (year 176) beneath, ΔI monogram left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE18 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,40 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | SNG Spaer 1917, SGCV II 7098 var |
| Commentary: | dark black-brown patina, great bust, reverse off-center |
Historical Context
The title Euergetes ("Benefactor") traditionally relates to Antiochos' benevolent treatment of Jews ant their religion, but was really a very common title in the Seleukid and Ptolemaic kingdom.
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