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Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus III BCE 223-187


AE 22 mm, (4mm thick) 13.38 g, 12h, Soli mint, BCE 197-187
SC 1024.1,  HSC 465 (R2)

O: Hd of Apollo r, hair rolled around face, krobylos behind, two long spiral curls falling forward over shldr, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r. ANTIOXOY on l., Athena enthroned l, holding Nike and resting l elbow on shield, dotted border.

no controls.

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus I Soter BCE 280-261

AE 15 mm, 3.46g, 9h, Seleucia on the Tigris mint, c. BCE 270-267 per Newell
SC 386c, Suse 248, HSC 176 (R1), ESM 156 var.

O: laur hd of Apollo r with short curly hair dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r. ANTIOXOY on l., Athena Promachos advancing r., brandishing spear and shield, dotted border. Contols inner left and outer right.

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus IX Philopator (Cyzicenus) BCE 114/3-95


AE 17 x 18 mm, 4.12 g, 12h,Tarsus (“civic”) mint, BCE 114/3-112

CSE 501 var, SC 2353.1 var, SNG Spaer 2729 var, CSE 2, 762 var

O: diademed hd of Antiochus IX r, with short, curly beard, diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines on r., ΦΙΛΟΠATPOPOΣ on l., Athena advancing r., spear on shoulder, holding shield. Control E in inner l., field.