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<p>[QUOTE="Carl Wilmont, post: 8355309, member: 75496"]Congratulations on the tetradrachm - a fine denomination to add to your collection, [USER=105461]@acb12345[/USER]. As with the example below, quite a few characters were squeezed onto the reverse of your coin along with a figure "carrying victory" (Nikephoros). In this case, Athena rather than Zeus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1482889[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Seleucid Kingdom. Antioch mint. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28 mm, 16.46 g). Diademed head of Antiochos IX right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding Nike in her right hand and spear and shield with her left, to left, monogram above A on left, small monogram A on right, all within a laurel wreath border.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER], the light gold toning on your coin is attractive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carl Wilmont, post: 8355309, member: 75496"]Congratulations on the tetradrachm - a fine denomination to add to your collection, [USER=105461]@acb12345[/USER]. As with the example below, quite a few characters were squeezed onto the reverse of your coin along with a figure "carrying victory" (Nikephoros). In this case, Athena rather than Zeus. [ATTACH=full]1482889[/ATTACH] Seleucid Kingdom. Antioch mint. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28 mm, 16.46 g). Diademed head of Antiochos IX right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding Nike in her right hand and spear and shield with her left, to left, monogram above A on left, small monogram A on right, all within a laurel wreath border. [USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER], the light gold toning on your coin is attractive.[/QUOTE]
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