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<p>[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.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1032461[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3"><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos), Ruled 121/0-97/6 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Hemidrachm, Antioch on the Orontes mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 112-111/0 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Diademed head right. </font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath; to outer left, monogram above N.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: SC 2305c; HGC 9, 1210</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 13mm, 1.46g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>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 <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 89, 179)">blue</span></b><span style="color: #000000">/</span><b><span style="color: #8000ff">purple</span></b> iridescence on the reverse and a bit of <span style="color: #0059b3"><b>blue</b></span> on the obverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1032463[/ATTACH] </p><p>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!</p><p><br /></p><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><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[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] [SIZE=3][B]Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos), Ruled 121/0-97/6 BC[/B] [B]AR Hemidrachm, Antioch on the Orontes mint[/B] [B]Struck 112-111/0 BC[/B] Obverse: Diademed head right. Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath; to outer left, monogram above N. References: SC 2305c; HGC 9, 1210 Size: 13mm, 1.46g[/SIZE] 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 [B][COLOR=rgb(0, 89, 179)]blue[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]/[/COLOR][B][COLOR=#8000ff]purple[/COLOR][/B] iridescence on the reverse and a bit of [COLOR=#0059b3][B]blue[/B][/COLOR] on the obverse. [ATTACH=full]1032463[/ATTACH] And [URL='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']CNG[/URL] says it's rare, ta boot! [LIST] [*]Do you have a smaller-than-tet Seleukid silver? [*]Or do you have another Antiochos VIII of any other denomination? (including tet) [*]Or anything else you find relevant? [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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