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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26610385, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Here is the writeup for that Seleucid Greek coin.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Seleucid Empire: ca. 114-95 BC bronze Æ18 of Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, Eros/Nike</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1696290[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">A bronze Æ18 coin of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_IX_Cyzicenus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_IX_Cyzicenus" rel="nofollow">Antiochus IX Cyzicenus</a>, ruler of the Greek <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire" rel="nofollow">Seleucid Empire</a>, struck between 114/13 and 95 BC.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The obverse portrays a bust of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros" rel="nofollow">Eros</a>, known to us in modern times as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid" rel="nofollow">Cupid</a>, here portrayed as an adult male deity rather than the chubby infant we&#039;re more familiar with today. The reverse portrays <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">Nike</a>, the goddess of victory.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Obverse: Bust of Eros right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Reverse: Nike walking left, holding wreath in right hand. Inscription in Greek.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.86 g. Nice earthen patina.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex- Ephesus Numismatics, 2 December 2024, with their tag.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1696291[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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