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Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VIII BCE 121-96

AR Tetradrachm, 28 mm, 15.64 g, 12h, Antioch mint (third reign) BCE 109-96

SC 2309.2e; SMA 408

O: diad., hd r, diadem ends falling straight behind, fillet border.

R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOV in two lines on r., EΠΙΦANOVΣ on l., Zeus enthroned l., holding Nike and resting on sceptre, laurel and wreath border.

Primary control outer l: P/E above A
Secondary control under throne

EX: CNG EA 213 (01 July 2009), portion of lot 581, CNG noted that all coins had find patinas. All were average VF.