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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4541449, member: 96635"]I am not surprised A stands for Antioch, since pretty much all tetradrachms from different rulers other than Antiochos VIII, such as Antiochos VII, Antiochos IX, Antiochos X that were minted in Antioch bear an A monogram on the left side.</p><p>The P/E mark is specifically found on the third reign of Antiochos VIII in Antioch only, so I can assume this is most likely a financial administrator mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>My bet like [USER=32000]@jlblonde[/USER] is that the ΔI monogram is just a mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a tetradrachm from the same ruler but then his 2nd reign in Antioch:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/b8NUU2I.jpg" 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[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4541449, member: 96635"]I am not surprised A stands for Antioch, since pretty much all tetradrachms from different rulers other than Antiochos VIII, such as Antiochos VII, Antiochos IX, Antiochos X that were minted in Antioch bear an A monogram on the left side. The P/E mark is specifically found on the third reign of Antiochos VIII in Antioch only, so I can assume this is most likely a financial administrator mark. My bet like [USER=32000]@jlblonde[/USER] is that the ΔI monogram is just a mint mark. This is a tetradrachm from the same ruler but then his 2nd reign in Antioch: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/b8NUU2I.jpg[/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[/QUOTE]
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