bgr_897762 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES Chalque
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Type : Chalque
Date: c. 173/172-168 AC.
Mint name / Town : Antioche, Syrie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 4,05 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait de Zeus. Usure plus marquée au revers. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite avec une lance sur l’épaule.
Reverse
Reverse description : Nike debout à gauche tenant une couronne.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ ANTIOCOU.
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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