Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos); Tyche
125,00 €
Description
Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos), Antioch mint 109-96 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ; Tyche standing left, holding tiller and cornucopiae, monogram in left field.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE15 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,16 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | cf. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41822295z (unit), cf. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41822356b (reverse, half unit) |
| Commentary: | very rare; dark green patina; reverse off center |
Historical Context
After killing her husband, Demetrios II, and her elder son, Seleukos V, in 125 BC, Kleopatra Thea ruled together with her younger son, Antiochos VIII, until he poisoned her in 121 BC.
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