SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus VIII Epiphanes Grypus (121-96 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.41 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5. EP mint in Cilicia, west of Tarsus, 121/0-114/3 BC. Diademed head of Antiochus VIII right, diadem ends falling straight behind; bead-and-reel border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ-ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ-ΕΠΙ-ΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus Uranius standing facing, crescent above head left, wearing himation, star in right hand, scepter in left; A above EP in outer left field, laurel wreath border. SC 2281a. A scarcer type with only one example found in Coin Archives.
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Price realized | 330 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 200 USD |