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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 4328688, member: 96635&quot;]&quot;The epithet Ouranios (“of Heaven”) indicates Zeus as ruler of the heavens. The star and crescent probably represent the Sun and Moon. According to Zahle, <i>Religious Motifs on Seleucid Coins</i>, Zeus Ouranios is a new Hellenistic creation and he testifies to the advanced syncretism of the late 2nd and early 1st century BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nevertheless, according to Iossif and Lorber, <i>Celestial Iconography on the Eastern Coinage of Antiochus IV</i> (footnote 78), the star can be a symbol of Antiochos VIII’s epithet Epiphanes, not an attribute of the god himself, representing his role as governor over the movements of the stars and the celestial orbs. So, the type should also (or instead) be understood as Zeus holding the star of epiphany of King Antiochos Epiphanes.&quot;</p><p>From <i>Seleukid Traces</i></p><p><br /></p><p>We got the same coin type:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/b8NUU2I.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm. 2nd reign at Antioch. Antiochia on the Orontes mint, 112-111/10 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ Zeus Ouranios standing front, head to left; holding star in his right hand and long scepter in his left; above, crescent; to left, monogram above A; to inner right, Δ; all within laurel wreath.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 2302.1f.</p><p>16.26g; 27mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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