20090806

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus IV Epiphanes BCE 175-164


AR Drachm, 17 mm, 4.06 g., Ecbatana mint

SC 1548, Babelon 520, CSE 1213-1214, LeRider Suse p. 330, B20, pl. lxiv, 7-8.

O: diademed hd of Antiochus IV r., with older features, thin diadem ends waving in parallel behind, dotted border.

R: [BAΣ]ΙΛΕΩ[Σ] on r., ANTIOXOY on l., Apollo std l., on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow. Die defect over BAΣ.

Mintmark: horse’s head (outer l.)

Control in ex: ΔK

Tantalus ID#35513