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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-G0033
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Maker:  Antiochos VIII
Denomination:  Tetradrachm
Place made:  Syria
Culture:  Greek
Date made:  121 BC-96 BC
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  2.75
Weight (g):  16.41
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Bt Spink 11.vi.2002
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Description:  Obverse: Diademed head of Apollo facing right. Reverse: Zeus standing r., cresent on head, holding star and sceptre.

Inscriptions:  Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTΙΟΧΟΥ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ (King Antigonos Epihanos). Mint mark: IE / A / N / l.

Bibliography:  Cf. Seaby 7143

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Antiochos VIII
Greek
c. 140 BC
95 BC
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