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Message:: [QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3917131, member: 87404"]Just got this little hemidrachm delivered today. This isn't an area that I historically collect, but I was fascinated with it's tiny size, as we see lots of larger tetradrachms day-in-day-out on the forum. This lil' guy is only 13mm and 1.46g. It is pretty neat seeing this Seleukid bust style like you see on those large tets on this tiny flan. [ATTACH=full]1032461[/ATTACH] Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos), Ruled 121/0-97/6 BCAR Hemidrachm, Antioch on the Orontes mintStruck 112-111/0 BCObverse: Diademed head right. Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath; to outer left, monogram above N.References: SC 2305c; HGC 9, 1210Size: 13mm, 1.46g When I got it in hand, the obverse bust was in better condition that what I thought from the buyers photos. Plus, as you turn it in the light, it has some really nice blue/purple iridescence on the reverse and a bit of blue on the obverse.[ATTACH=full]1032463[/ATTACH] And <a href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=Antiochos+viiI+Nike+hemidrachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=Antiochos+viiI+Nike+hemidrachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" rel="nofollow">CNG</a> says it's rare, ta boot! <ul> <li>Do you have a smaller-than-tet Seleukid silver?</li> <li>Or do you have another Antiochos VIII of any other denomination? (including tet) </li> <li>Or anything else you find relevant? </li> </ul>[/QUOTE]

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