Description
Cilicia, Epiphaneia, time of Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175 – 164 BC). Diademed head of Antiochos IV right / ЄΠIΦANЄΩN THΣIЄPAΣ; Artemis standing facing, holding bow and drawing arrow.
Cilicia, Epiphaneia; Antiochos IV/ Artemis
140,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE18 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,88 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | not in known references, probably the first issue of the city after the renaming; cf. SC 1386-7; HGC 9, 681 (reverse) |
| Commentary: | extremely rare; brown patina with lighter contrasting deposits, well centered with good details |
Historical Context
The original name of the city was Oiniandos and it was renamed after the Antiochos IV Epiphanes.
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