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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lane Walker, post: 4106579, member: 92357&quot;]Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this as the internet is quite cryptic on the topic of why Zeus Oranios appears on some coins and what the meaning of it would be. The only thing I&#039;ve unearthed is a reference to Zeus Oranios meaning Zeus &#039;from heaven&#039;. Can anyone add to that or know when Zeus Oranios began appearing on coinage and why? </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.redd.it/l43ff0a4neg41.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Courier New">Syria, Antioch / Antiochos VIII / AR, 26.5 mm, 16.6 gm / 112-110 BC</font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Obv: Diademed head of of Antiochos VIII right</font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Rev: Zeus standing left within wreath holding star and sceptre, crescent above head with BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, A in left field</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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