Just got around to writing this one up. ANTIOCHOS VIII SELEUKID KINGDOM AE18 125-96 BC Diademed and radiate head right. BASILEWS ANTIOCOU EPIFANOUS, eagles standing left on thunderbolt, scepter behind shoulder. Sear 7154 5.34 grams 18mm Quite the neat little bronze coin. I like the obverse bust, pretty decent from what I have seen anyways. BUT the eagle is so charismatic with the appearance of ruffled feathers down the neck. I really enjoy the birds of prey found oin these coins so post em if you got em!
Those are good ones @Evan8 better examples are a little harder to find. If you like coins of this reign, a couple more to consider that are still affordable. Antiochos VIII Mint: Antioch 97 BC AE 20 Obvs: Head of Antiochos right radiate within dotted border. Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Two cornucopias. PE* to left. 20mm, 8.8g Ref: SNG Isr 2560, SC 2312.1a Cleopatra/Antiochos VIII Mint: Ptolemais AE 20 Year 189/ 124 BC Obvs: No inscription. Antiochos radiate head right, within dotted border. Revs: BAΣΙΛΙΣΣHΣ KΛEoΠATPAΣ KAI BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Head-dress of Isis. ΘΠP below 20mm, 7.4g Ref: SNG Isr.325.2479, SC 2274.3
