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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4599247, member: 96635"]Great coins, you are defintely on a good start! I like the portrait of Antiochos VIII as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed the two monograms on your Antiochos VIII tetradrachm on the left, and I have no idea how you bought the coin, as Antioch mint? Antioch mint is very common and the bottom monogram is similair as yours. However, yours is in fact a very rare issue from an uncertain mint in North Syria or Cilicia, struck somewhere in 118-113 BC. Reference is SC 2293.1. Very nice, no examples are on SCO even.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my Antiochos VIII coins:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3yfJbjX.jpg&hash=d95678a25e38775be08de299b833cba7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm. 2nd reign at Antioch. Antiochia on the Orontes mint, 112-111/10 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ Zeus Ouranios standing front, head to left; holding star in his right hand and long scepter in his left; above, crescent; to left, monogram above A; to inner right, Δ; all within laurel wreath.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 2302.1f.</p><p>16.26g; 27mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.coinarchives.com/795de88858e25df7e3ae065f8e8a099c/img/gorny/267/image03294.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) AR Drachm. 3rd reign at Antioch. <b>Antiochia on the Orontes mint, 109-96 B.C.</b></b></p><p><b><b><b>Obverse:</b> </b></b>Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ. Tripod; monogram over Γ to outer left.</p><p><b><b>Reference:</b> </b>SC 2310; HGC 9, 1209.</p><p>3.74g</p><p><i>Ex Shlomo Moussaieff Collection, London, 1948 - 2000.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><i><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fvXAXER.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></i></p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes <b>(121/0-97/6 B.C.)</b> <b>Æ</b> Denomination E (quarter), struck circa <b>109-96 B.C.</b></b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochus VIII right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIФANOYΣ (“of King Antiochos the Illustrious”), Rose. Outer left PE control.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 2316; HGC 9, 1227(R3).</p><p>2.33g; 13mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4599247, member: 96635"]Great coins, you are defintely on a good start! I like the portrait of Antiochos VIII as well. I noticed the two monograms on your Antiochos VIII tetradrachm on the left, and I have no idea how you bought the coin, as Antioch mint? Antioch mint is very common and the bottom monogram is similair as yours. However, yours is in fact a very rare issue from an uncertain mint in North Syria or Cilicia, struck somewhere in 118-113 BC. Reference is SC 2293.1. Very nice, no examples are on SCO even. Some of my Antiochos VIII coins: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3yfJbjX.jpg&hash=d95678a25e38775be08de299b833cba7[/IMG] [B]Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm. 2nd reign at Antioch. Antiochia on the Orontes mint, 112-111/10 B.C. Obverse:[/B] Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right. [B]Reverse:[/B] BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ Zeus Ouranios standing front, head to left; holding star in his right hand and long scepter in his left; above, crescent; to left, monogram above A; to inner right, Δ; all within laurel wreath. [B]Reference:[/B] SC 2302.1f. 16.26g; 27mm [IMG]https://www.coinarchives.com/795de88858e25df7e3ae065f8e8a099c/img/gorny/267/image03294.jpg[/IMG] [B]Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) AR Drachm. 3rd reign at Antioch. [B]Antiochia on the Orontes mint, 109-96 B.C. [B]Obverse:[/B] [/B][/B]Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right. [B][B]Reverse:[/B] [/B]BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ. Tripod; monogram over Γ to outer left. [B][B]Reference:[/B] [/B]SC 2310; HGC 9, 1209. 3.74g [I]Ex Shlomo Moussaieff Collection, London, 1948 - 2000. [I][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/fvXAXER.jpg[/IMG][/I][/I] [B]Antiochos VIII Epiphanes [B](121/0-97/6 B.C.)[/B] [B]Æ[/B] Denomination E (quarter), struck circa [B]109-96 B.C.[/B] Obverse:[/B] Diademed head of Antiochus VIII right. [B]Reverse:[/B] BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIФANOYΣ (“of King Antiochos the Illustrious”), Rose. Outer left PE control. [B]Reference:[/B] SC 2316; HGC 9, 1227(R3). 2.33g; 13mm[/QUOTE]
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