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Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus IV Epiphanes BCE 175-164

AE 17 mm, 4.6 g, Antioch mint, c. BCE 173/2-169

SC 1408

O: Radiate diademed hd of Antiochus IV r, one end of diadem flying up behind the other falling forward over the shoulder, dotted border.

R:[Β]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ A]NTIOXO[Y] in two lines on r, ΘEOY EΠΙΦANOYΣ in two lines on the l., (ΘEOY beneath the thunderbolt) Zeus stg l, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.

control-possibly none(?)

Greece/Seleucid; Seleucus I Nikator BCE 312-281

AE 17mm, 7.1 g, Antioch mint, from BCE 300

SC 17.1 variety, WSM 915 (Newell dates these BCE 300-286)

O: Laureate hd of Apollo r with wavy locks on back of neck, dotted border. cmk of six pointed star on obverse.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r., ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ on l., Athena Promachos in Attic helmet stg, r., brandishing spear and shield, dotted border. controls inner l, and r. as depicted on p. 20 of SC I.