HI. I can read Cleopatra and Antioch on this Greek coin that weighs 17 g. The Greek lettering is superb and clear. I only miss the exergue and your nice comments.
TIF seems one of the best at Greek types---hopefully, she'll be more informative..... Did you win these at auction? I'm sure It would be helpful if you provided as much information as you can It certainly appears to be a VERY attractive coin!!
Diameter is 27 millimeters. Of course , not at auction but rather installmently as usual. I bought it today along 2 other coins, including one I posted in reply a few hours ago. The latter seems to be of Artemis BMC 2. Are they really valuable. How far? The seller has many more but I can't afford. Thanks for your kind replies.
ANTIOXOY = "of Antiochus". Seleucids, Cleopatra Thea and Antiochus VIII, 125-121 BC, AR tetradrachm, Damascus (?) mint, year 192. You can find similar pieces here with the same date but different monograms below the throne.
that's a lovely selecuid tet 7C, fantastic details. here's my recent tet from the end of the empire, the son of antiochus viii.... SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Philip I Philadelphos, 95-83 BC. Tetradrachm. Antioch. O: Diademed head right. R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΕΠIΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦIΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ. Zeus seated left with Nike and sceptre: Control: monogram. SNG Israel 2799. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 15.7g. Diameter: 26 mm.
As some of you might know, I am not really into collecting Greek but seeing a bunch of coins like these lately almost makes me want to get one of these chunky silver Greek coins with a big head on it
Here's mine--I bought it from Henry Clay Lindgren before he died. What mint is it from? A reference number? Any additional info would be great! Thanks!
