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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8355349, member: 86498"][USER=105461]@acb12345[/USER] Your coin appears to be a Philip Philadelphus from the mint of Antioch SC 2463 (2)k I have one that is similar</p><p>Philip Philadelphus Ar Tetradrachm Antioch 88/87-76/75 BC obv Head right diademed Rv Zeus Nikephoros seated left holding Nike in outstretched right hand. SC 2463(2) i 15.82 grms 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1482904[/ATTACH]</p><p>Philip was involved in the insanely fratricidal civil war the plagued the Seleukid Kingdom more or less until the Romans came in and made the region into a province of their rapidly expanding empire. He minted coins in large numbers. So much so that when some years later in 57 BC the Roman governor Aulus Galbinus needing some coins to be struck simply copied the coins of Philip. This continued until the series was finally discontinued by Augustus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8355349, member: 86498"][USER=105461]@acb12345[/USER] Your coin appears to be a Philip Philadelphus from the mint of Antioch SC 2463 (2)k I have one that is similar Philip Philadelphus Ar Tetradrachm Antioch 88/87-76/75 BC obv Head right diademed Rv Zeus Nikephoros seated left holding Nike in outstretched right hand. SC 2463(2) i 15.82 grms 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1482904[/ATTACH] Philip was involved in the insanely fratricidal civil war the plagued the Seleukid Kingdom more or less until the Romans came in and made the region into a province of their rapidly expanding empire. He minted coins in large numbers. So much so that when some years later in 57 BC the Roman governor Aulus Galbinus needing some coins to be struck simply copied the coins of Philip. This continued until the series was finally discontinued by Augustus.[/QUOTE]
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