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<p>[QUOTE="THCoins, post: 2011836, member: 57364"]Didn't recognize it immediately. But gave it a shot:</p><p>The portrait with the spikey crown => Later Seleukid Kings. =>Most of these are called Antiochos or Demetrios. And indeed left of the owl is a name which can be read as "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ". Now which one ? Next to the head of the owl is "AI" and to the right of the owl seems to be another name. If the AI is part of "KAI" this means and. => So Antiochus and a co-regent. The most imortant coregency is that of Cleopatra Thea. And indeed the part right of the owl can be read as ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ.</p><p>Final result: Seleucid, Cleopatra Thea + Antiochus VIII, 125-121 BC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="THCoins, post: 2011836, member: 57364"]Didn't recognize it immediately. But gave it a shot: The portrait with the spikey crown => Later Seleukid Kings. =>Most of these are called Antiochos or Demetrios. And indeed left of the owl is a name which can be read as "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ". Now which one ? Next to the head of the owl is "AI" and to the right of the owl seems to be another name. If the AI is part of "KAI" this means and. => So Antiochus and a co-regent. The most imortant coregency is that of Cleopatra Thea. And indeed the part right of the owl can be read as ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ. Final result: Seleucid, Cleopatra Thea + Antiochus VIII, 125-121 BC.[/QUOTE]
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