E-auction 557-490491 - bgr_875906 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES Drachme
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| Estimate : | 170 € |
| Price : | 112 € |
| Maximum bid : | 170 € |
| End of the sale : | 18 December 2023 14:03:00 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 175-172 AC.
Mint name / Town : Ecbatane, Médie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,17 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée. Portrait agréable, bien venu à la frappe. Usure plus importante au revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Antiochus IV diadémée à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Apollon nu assis à gauche sur l’omphalos, tenant une flèche de la main droite et s’appuyant de la main gauche sur son arc.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ ANTIOCOU/ (DI) I/ DK.
Reverse translation : (du roi Antiochus).
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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