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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 6890236, member: 96635&quot;]Very nice coin for the type! Congrats. Welcome to the side of the Seleukids <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. They are my favorites. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here a few Seleukid tetradrachms and some coins of Antiochos VIII:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272830[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Philip I Philadelphos (circa 95/4-76/5 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in Cilicia (Tarsos?), lifetime issue, circa 94/3-88/7 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Philip I to right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΦIΛIΠΠΟΥ - EΠIΦΑΝΟΥΣ / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦΟΥ. Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left; to outer left and below throne, monograms; to inner left, M; all within laurel wreath.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 2460c</p><p>15.81g; 27mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272831[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antiochos III Megas (223 - 187 B.C.). AR Tetradrachm. Antioch mint. Series 3, circa 204–197 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochos III to right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow; to outer left, bow in bowcase.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 1044.5a; Le Rider series 3-4, obv. A12; BMC 27; HGC 9, 447u.</p><p>17.07g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272832[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Alexander I (Balas). 152/1-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Tyre mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC).</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b></b> Diademed and draped bust of Alexander Balas right.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (“of King Alexander”). Eagle standing left on prow of galley, palm-branch over right shoulder; club surmounted by monogram to left, ΙΞΡ (date) and monogram to right.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>SNG Spaer 1545-1546; Newell, Tyre 79; Houghton 749.</p><p>13.73g (Phoenician standard)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272833[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) AR Drachm. 3rd reign at Antioch. Antiochia on the Orontes mint, 109-96 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY – EΠIΦANOYΣ. Tripod; two monograms to outer left.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Newell, SMA 411; SC 2310c; HGC 1209.</p><p>3.74g</p><p><i>Ex. Collection Shlomo Moussaieff, London, 1948 - 2000.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272834[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) Denomination B (Double), Antioch mint, Uncertain date.</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b> </b>Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ EΠIΦANOYΣ (“of King Antiochos the Illustrious”). Eagle standing left, scepter under far wing, IE monogram to left.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>SC 2300.</p><p>6.58g; 21mm</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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