v34_0276 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES Tetrachalque (GB, Æ 34)
MONNAIES 34 (2008)
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Tetrachalque (GB, Æ 34)
Date: c. 170-168 AC.
Mint name / Town : Antioche ou Alexandrie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 33,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 44,18 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et très épais. Beau portrait. Usure superficielle au revers. Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus (Sérapis) à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle debout à droite sur un foudre.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ ANTIOCOU - QEOU/ EPIFANOUS// NIKHFOROU
Reverse translation : (Du roi Antiochus divin glorieux victorieux).
Commentary
Poids lourd. Ce type est frappé au moment où Antiochus a envahi l’Égypte et serait frappé suivant les auteurs à Antioche, à Alexandrie ou à Peluse entre 170 et 168 avant J.-C..
Heavyweight. This type was struck at the time when Antiochus invaded Egypt and was struck, depending on the author, in Antioch, Alexandria, or Pelusium between 170 and 168 BC.
Heavyweight. This type was struck at the time when Antiochus invaded Egypt and was struck, depending on the author, in Antioch, Alexandria, or Pelusium between 170 and 168 BC.
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES
(175-164 BC)
Antiochus IV was the youngest son of Antiochus III. He had been sent to Rome as a hostage after the Peace of Apamea. He fought the Egyptians, ravaged the Temple of Jerusalem and won several victories over Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-145 BC).
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