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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 5452506, member: 96635"]A great example of the type! Antiochos VII was indeed the last capable Seleukid king out there, what had been in disintegration in 138 BC had been stitched back together by the late 130s BC. The Seleukid kingdom consisted of the urbanized areas of Syria from the Taurus Mountains to the Sinai Desert, which were unfortunately tensioned by the semi-independent or independent minor states along the northern and eastern borders. He was in able to reconstruct a new political base for the kingdom he had inherited. During Antiochos VII his reign it became a populous and wealthy land, and would have formed a good and sufficient kingdom.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YsJbpcr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 B.C.). AR Drachm, Soloi mint.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochos VII right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ. Tyche seated left on throne, holding sceptre and cornucopia. Controls: Two monograms in exergue.</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Soloi mint. Date Range: 138-129 B.C. Reference: SC 2051; HGC 9, 1079.</p><p>3.81g; 19mm</p><p><br /></p><p>The evidence for Antiochos VII’s power in Cilicia is mainly numismatic. Coins in his name were minted mainly at the city of Tarsos, but also in Soloi, Seleukeia-on-the-Kalykadnos, and Mallos. The number of coins from these last three mints was not large, and it has been suggested that the issues were symbolic more than economic, that is, the coins were issued as pledges of the cities’ loyalty to the king, and to demonstrate to those who would use the coins just who the king was. Symbolic or not, these issues show that Antiochos VII had a firm grip on the lowlands of Cilicia, an important territory with several cities and ports, productive of soldiers and wealth.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SOFScZ3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 B.C.). AE Denomination C. Antioch on the Orontes mint, struck 139-138 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Lion's head right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, club.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>SC 2068.1-11.</p><p>2.55g; 15mm</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have an eagle coin but then from Alexander I Balas. Alexander was the king who first introduced these types.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Lg4kaxt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Seleukid Empire. Alexander I (Balas), 152/1-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Tyre mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC).</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Diademed and draped bust of Alexander Balas right.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Eagle standing left on prow of galley, palm-branch over right shoulder; club surmounted by monogram to left, ΙΞΡ (date) and monogram to right.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>SNG Spaer 1545-1546; Newell, Tyre 79; Houghton 749.</p><p>13.73g (Phoenican standard)</p><p><br /></p><p>Long have been suggested that the Ptolemaic eagle on the reverse of Alexander Balas’ coinage indicates a close relationship between the Ptolemaic king (Ptolemy VI Philometor) and Alexander Balas either on political or economic grounds. Initial minting activity in Coele-Syria and Phoenicia was limited. Antiochos III apperantly did not strike silver coinage in the region, and his succesors seem to have only minted coins in Ake-Ptolemais. An apparently small series from Seleukos IV, a larger series from Antiochos IV, and another small series from Demetrios I survive. An analysis of the hoard evidence from the region showed that Ptolemaic coinage on the Phoenician standard was predominant in the hoards up to the 140s BC, and the hoarding of Phoenician standard coinage presumably indicated local demand. Interestingly, the hoards outside of the region rarely show coins of the Phoenician standard. Alexander Balas’ Phoenician standard issues responded to local demand by using the Ptolemaic eagle on the reverse in a number of mints, and would be continued by his successors until the Seleukid kings lost control over the region.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 5452506, member: 96635"]A great example of the type! Antiochos VII was indeed the last capable Seleukid king out there, what had been in disintegration in 138 BC had been stitched back together by the late 130s BC. The Seleukid kingdom consisted of the urbanized areas of Syria from the Taurus Mountains to the Sinai Desert, which were unfortunately tensioned by the semi-independent or independent minor states along the northern and eastern borders. He was in able to reconstruct a new political base for the kingdom he had inherited. During Antiochos VII his reign it became a populous and wealthy land, and would have formed a good and sufficient kingdom. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/YsJbpcr.jpg[/IMG] [B]Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 B.C.). AR Drachm, Soloi mint. Obverse:[/B] Diademed head of Antiochos VII right. [B]Reverse:[/B] ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ. Tyche seated left on throne, holding sceptre and cornucopia. Controls: Two monograms in exergue. [B]Mint: [/B]Soloi mint. Date Range: 138-129 B.C. Reference: SC 2051; HGC 9, 1079. 3.81g; 19mm The evidence for Antiochos VII’s power in Cilicia is mainly numismatic. Coins in his name were minted mainly at the city of Tarsos, but also in Soloi, Seleukeia-on-the-Kalykadnos, and Mallos. The number of coins from these last three mints was not large, and it has been suggested that the issues were symbolic more than economic, that is, the coins were issued as pledges of the cities’ loyalty to the king, and to demonstrate to those who would use the coins just who the king was. Symbolic or not, these issues show that Antiochos VII had a firm grip on the lowlands of Cilicia, an important territory with several cities and ports, productive of soldiers and wealth. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/SOFScZ3.jpg[/IMG] [B]Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 B.C.). AE Denomination C. Antioch on the Orontes mint, struck 139-138 B.C. Obverse:[/B] Lion's head right. [B]Reverse:[/B] ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, club. [B]Reference: [/B]SC 2068.1-11. 2.55g; 15mm I also have an eagle coin but then from Alexander I Balas. Alexander was the king who first introduced these types. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Lg4kaxt.jpg[/IMG] [B]Seleukid Empire. Alexander I (Balas), 152/1-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Tyre mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Obverse: [/B]Diademed and draped bust of Alexander Balas right. [B]Reverse: [/B]Eagle standing left on prow of galley, palm-branch over right shoulder; club surmounted by monogram to left, ΙΞΡ (date) and monogram to right. [B]Reference: [/B]SNG Spaer 1545-1546; Newell, Tyre 79; Houghton 749. 13.73g (Phoenican standard) Long have been suggested that the Ptolemaic eagle on the reverse of Alexander Balas’ coinage indicates a close relationship between the Ptolemaic king (Ptolemy VI Philometor) and Alexander Balas either on political or economic grounds. Initial minting activity in Coele-Syria and Phoenicia was limited. Antiochos III apperantly did not strike silver coinage in the region, and his succesors seem to have only minted coins in Ake-Ptolemais. An apparently small series from Seleukos IV, a larger series from Antiochos IV, and another small series from Demetrios I survive. An analysis of the hoard evidence from the region showed that Ptolemaic coinage on the Phoenician standard was predominant in the hoards up to the 140s BC, and the hoarding of Phoenician standard coinage presumably indicated local demand. Interestingly, the hoards outside of the region rarely show coins of the Phoenician standard. Alexander Balas’ Phoenician standard issues responded to local demand by using the Ptolemaic eagle on the reverse in a number of mints, and would be continued by his successors until the Seleukid kings lost control over the region.[/QUOTE]
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