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Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius II (First Reign) BCE 146-138


AE 15 mm, 3.17g, 12h, Uncertain mint 94 in N. Syria, BCE 146/4

SC 1922.1b or 2, HSC 1007 (R2)

O: Laur hd of Tyche r, wearing calathus, hair rolled, with long locks escaping down neck, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r. ΔHMHTPIOY on l., filleted cornucopiae oriented to r.

Date: (inner left beneath fillet) not visible on this piece but should likely be ZΞΡ or HΞΡ (SE 167 or 168=BCE 146/5 or 145/4)


Controls: (inner left above fillet): H/I

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VII Sidetes BCE 138-129


AE 20 mm, 6.55 g, 12h, Tyre mint   SE 179=BCE 134/3

SC 2113.2, Newell Tyre 151

O : diad hd of Antiochus r., diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines above, TYP monogram IEP AΣY monogram and Phoenician inscription “of Tyre” in two lines in ex., stern of galley, date in ex θOP, dotted border.


Controls: none


Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus XII c. BCE 87/6-84/3


AE 20mm, 7.36 g, 12h. Damascus mint , c. BCE 87-86/5

SC 2473

O: diad bust r. beardless, diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border

R: [B]ACΙΛΕΩ[C] ANTIOXOV EΠIΦANOVC on right ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟC KAΛΛINIKOV, nude Tyche stg l. holding palm branch vertically  between epithets and cornucopiae. Π control mark outer left.

Greek/Seleucid; Tryphon BCE c. 142-138


AE 18 mm, 5.02 g, Antioch mint

SC 2034.2a

O: Diademed hd of Tryphon r., diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: BAΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] TPYΦΩN[OΣ] in two lines on the r., AYTOKPATOPO[Σ] on l., spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards facing l., adorned with Ibex horn above visor.


Control: Aphlaston

Greek/Seleucid; Tryphon BCE c. 142-138


AE 17 mm, 5.23 g, Antioch mint

SC 2034.2e

O: Diademed hd of Tryphon r., diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: BA
ΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] TPYΦΩNO[Σ] in two lines on the r., AYTOKPATO[POΣ] on l., spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards facing l., adorned with Ibex horn above visor.

Controls: Star

Greek/Seleucid; Tryphon BCE c. 142-138


AE 17 mm, 5.09g, Antioch mint

SC 2034.2d

O: Diademed hd of Tryphon r., diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: [B]A
ΣΙΛΕΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ in two lines on the r., [A]YTOKPATOPOΣ on l., spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards facing l., adorned with Ibex horn above visor.

Controls: pilei

Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius I Soter BCE 162-150


AE 20 mm, 8.53 g, 12h, Tyre mint   SE 158=BCE 155/4

SC 1672, SNG Spaer 1321-25, Newell Tyre 50

O : diad hd of Demetrius r., one diadem end flying up behind, the other falling forward over shoulder, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY in two lines above, TYPIΩN and Phoenician inscription “of Tyre” in two lines in ex., stern of galley, date above, dotted border.

Date above stern: LHNP.


Controls: none


Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus IV Epiphanes BCE 175-164


AE 15 mm, 2.90 g, 11h, Apamea mint c. BCE 168-164
  
SC 1428a

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

R: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ in two lines on r., ΠΡΟ-Σ TΩΙ AΞΙΩΙ in two lines on l., Zeus stg l., holding Nike and holding scepter.