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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cory1222, post: 4335664, member: 111895&quot;]Ok with your help, I found some help.&nbsp; This is a response from a Selecucid collector. Is he right?:</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Seleukid Coin from Syria minted in Damascus most likely and actually rated as a scarce coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>In SC (Seleucid Coins by Houghton Lorber and Hoover) it is #2342.&nbsp; The issuing ruler was Antiochos VIII BCE 121/120-97/96.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>SC actually indicates that Damascus might be the mint but it could be a mint in what is now Lebanon or Israel as well.&nbsp; It should be between 16-18mm in dia and weighing about&nbsp; 3.59-6.39 g.&nbsp; It has a bevelled edge which is obvious from you photo.&nbsp; It appears authentic in every way.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps and thanks for the inquiry. This was an easy identification.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The full inscription should read </p><p><br /></p><p>ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ in two lines on the right and ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ on the left.&nbsp; I think you can easily read the Epifanous on the left along with the control mark that is the H in the field.&nbsp; The deity depicted is Zeus Uranius Who is draped standing left and holding a star and resting on a scepter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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