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<p>[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 8536148, member: 128351"][ATTACH=full]1508239[/ATTACH]Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 BCE). AE31 Egyptian style. </p><p>Obv.: head of Zeus right.</p><p>rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ("of the king Antiochos, the Visible God"), eagle, wings closed, standing r. on thunderbolt.</p><p>This Seleucid king had launched a special military operation to deptolemize Egypt, and decided to annex it, so he started minting Egyptian coins (bevelled edges and central hole) with his name on reverse. But, just when he was going to enter Alexandria, the Romans sent an ambassador who told him to immediately withdraw his forces from Egypt and Antiochus complied. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next up : an annexation coin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 8536148, member: 128351"][ATTACH=full]1508239[/ATTACH]Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 BCE). AE31 Egyptian style. Obv.: head of Zeus right. rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ("of the king Antiochos, the Visible God"), eagle, wings closed, standing r. on thunderbolt. This Seleucid king had launched a special military operation to deptolemize Egypt, and decided to annex it, so he started minting Egyptian coins (bevelled edges and central hole) with his name on reverse. But, just when he was going to enter Alexandria, the Romans sent an ambassador who told him to immediately withdraw his forces from Egypt and Antiochus complied. Next up : an annexation coin[/QUOTE]
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