SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus VIII Epiphanes (121-96 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.54 gm, 12h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5, flan flaw. Antioch on the Orontes, dated Seleucid Era 198 (115/4 BC). Diademed head of Antiochus VIII right, diadem ties falling straight behind; bead-and-reel border / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ / ΑNTIOXOY / EΠI-ΦANOYΣ, Zeus Uranius, draped, standing facing, crescent on head left, star in outstretched right hand, scepter in left; NΠA above HΔ in outer left field; H9P (date) in exergue. SC 2223.6. From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Ancient Eagles, private sale with old dealer tag

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