Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. Æ (3.23 g), 175-164 BC. Sidon, quasi-municipal issu. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY, radiate and diademed head of Antiochos IV right. Reverse: ΣIΔΩNIΩN / "[belonging] to the Sidonians" (in Phoenician), Europa seated on bull charging left, veil billowing out behind her. SC 1456; HGC 9, 723. Glossy dark greenish-brown patina. Exceptional for this very rare issue. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP
From the Randolph Family Collection. Purchased privately from Edward J. Waddell.