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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4895259, member: 96898"]Nice tetradrachm! </p><p><br /></p><p>The history of the late Seleucid Empire is chaotic to say the least. Here are two coins of the abovementioned Antiochos VII Evergetes and of Alexander II Zabinas, the son of a merchant raised to the Seleucid throne by Ptolemy VIII mainly in order to create mischief:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1181279[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Antiochos VII Evergetes, Seleucid Empire, AE denomination B, 138–129 BC, Antioch mint. Obv: bust of Eros, winged, r. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY [EYEPΓETOY]; headdress of Isis with feathers, horns, and sun disk, star and crescents at base; unclear date. 19mm, 5.75g. Ref: Seleucid Coins II, 275–278. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1181278[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Alexander II Zabinas, Seleucid Empire, AE denomination B, 125–122 BC, Antioch mint. Obv: head Alexander II or Helios, radiate, r. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEXANΔΡOY; Athena standing l., holding Nike, spear and shield. 21mm, 6.64g. Ref: Seleucid Coins II, 2233.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4895259, member: 96898"]Nice tetradrachm! The history of the late Seleucid Empire is chaotic to say the least. Here are two coins of the abovementioned Antiochos VII Evergetes and of Alexander II Zabinas, the son of a merchant raised to the Seleucid throne by Ptolemy VIII mainly in order to create mischief: [ATTACH=full]1181279[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Antiochos VII Evergetes, Seleucid Empire, AE denomination B, 138–129 BC, Antioch mint. Obv: bust of Eros, winged, r. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY [EYEPΓETOY]; headdress of Isis with feathers, horns, and sun disk, star and crescents at base; unclear date. 19mm, 5.75g. Ref: Seleucid Coins II, 275–278. [ATTACH=full]1181278[/ATTACH] Alexander II Zabinas, Seleucid Empire, AE denomination B, 125–122 BC, Antioch mint. Obv: head Alexander II or Helios, radiate, r. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEXANΔΡOY; Athena standing l., holding Nike, spear and shield. 21mm, 6.64g. Ref: Seleucid Coins II, 2233.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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