Live auction - bgr_381985 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS XII DIONYSUS Unité
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 01 March 2016 14:26:47 |
Type : Unité
Date: 87-86 AC.
Mint name / Town : Damas, Syrie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 9,45 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et épais bien centré. Très beau portrait d’Antiochus. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Belle patine vert foncé et sable
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire a été acquis en 2007 et provient de la collection François Charrin
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête diadémée d’Antiochus XII à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tyché drapée, tenant une palme de la main droite et une corne d’abondance de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ ANTIOCOU/ EPIFANOU - FILO-PATOROS/ KALLNIKOU/ P.
Reverse translation : (du roi Antiochus glorieux qui aime son père victorieux).
Commentary
Poids lourd. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS XII DIONYSUS
(87-82 BC)
Antiochus is the younger son of Antiochus VIII and Cleopatra Tryphaina. He is the brother of Seleucus VI, Antiochus XI, Demetrius III and Philip I. He succeeded his brother Demetrius III in Damascus. He had to fight against the Nabataeans. He opposed his brother Philip I, who temporarily seized Damascus. He died fighting the Nabataeans.
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