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


AE 18mm, 3.21 g. Damascus mint , c. BCE 87-86/5

SC 2474

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

R: BACΙΛΕΩC ANTIOXOV EΠIΦANOVC on right ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟC KAΛΛINIKOV, nude Apollo stg l. holding laurel branch and resting l elbow on a column. possible Π control mark outer left but not visible on this coin.


Acquisition: 2009