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Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus IV Epiphanes BCE 175-164


AE Chalkous, 15 mm, 2.63 g., perhaps Samaria mint c. BCE 168-164

SC 1489 v, HSC 638a (S)

O: radiate diademed hd r, one diad end falling straight behind and the other falls over shoulder. Fillet border. mark of value behind hd A/X

R:  ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ  on r., ANTI[OXOY] on left. goddess std l., on high backed throne, holding Nike, bird standing l, at feet. dotted border.

Controls: none or none visible on this example.