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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 7638027, member: 96635&quot;]Lovely tetradrachm [USER=111037]@Only a Poor Old Man[/USER]! I think it is more of an addition than an upgrade, both are very nice and of two different coin types from two different mints.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antiochos VIII ruled relatively long for this time period compared to other kings of the Empire. When Antiochos VIII issued the Zeus Nikephoros type in his third rule at Antioch (your new coin), it became the predominant type until the fall of the empire. Antiochos IX, X, XI, XIII, Demetrios III and Philip I, II all issued the Zeus Nikephoros at the city. It was followed by bronze autonomous issues, which means that perhaps Zeus Nikephoros was more of a city emblem than Seleukid iconography. Which was quite normal on Seleukid coins There was a huge temple of Zeus Nikephoros at Antioch (with a gold statue of him, which has been unfortunately plundered several times by the Seleukid kings).</p><p><br /></p><p>Two coins of him:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-3-16_19-59-41-png.1272833/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) AR Drachm. 3rd reign at Antioch. Antiochia on the Orontes mint, 109-96 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY – EΠIΦANOYΣ. Tripod; two monograms to outer left.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Newell, SMA 411; SC 2310c; HGC 1209.</p><p>3.74g</p><p><i>Ex. Collection Shlomo Moussaieff, London, 1948 - 2000.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-3-16_20-0-1-png.1272834/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) Denomination B (Double), Antioch mint, Uncertain date.</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b> </b>Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ EΠIΦANOYΣ (“of King Antiochos the Illustrious”). Eagle standing left, scepter under far wing, IE monogram to left.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>SC 2300.</p><p>6.58g; 21mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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