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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7553872, member: 86498&quot;]Not as hooked nosed as some of his later coins but yes definitely the nose is starting to hook. This is a coin from his second reign. At this point the history of the Seleukid Kingdom gets rather complicated. After doing away with mommy dearest Cleopatra Thea&nbsp; he ended up in a civil war with his half brother Antiochos IX. He lost control of Antioch but for a short period 112-111 BC regained it. It was during this period that he murdered the wife of Antiochos IX and he in turn caught and executed the wife of Antiochos VIII (hmm this seems just a little bit too convenient)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Alright the coin</p><p>Antiochos VIII Gryphos Ar tetradrachm Antioch 112-111 BC Obv Head right diademed Rv. Zeus Uranius standing left SC 2302(1) HGC 1196d 16.38 grms 30 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1303033[/ATTACH]PS On another note there is an absolute mob of late Seleukid coins in the upcoming Leu Auction. Naturally as usual I have already bought all the ones I could use from this period. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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