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Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus IV Epiphanes BCE 175-164


AE 14 serratus, 2.48 g., Ptolemaïs Ake mint, c. BCE 173/2-168 or later

SC 1479, CSE 791

O: Radiate, diademed hd of Antiochus IV r., diadem ends falling straight behind, or one falling forward over shoulder, fillet border. Likely control on left is A over B

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r., ANTIOXOY on left, veiled goddess standing facing holding a long sceptre or torch, dotted border.
Ex: L. Waggoner via eBay
Acquisition: 2009