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Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VII Sidetes BCE 138-129 Barbarous imitation of Antioch Bronze

AE 17 mm, 3.65 g, 11h.  imitation of Antioch and perhaps S. Koile Syria.

SC 2072 variety (obv die appears same), HSC 1088 (R2)

O: Bust of winged Eros r., of barbarous sty;e dotted border

R: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines on r., EYEPΓETOY on l., Isis headress.

Control (outer l.) none

Date in ex: none discernable

Note: ANTIOXOY is not retrograde as noted in SC, and obv die appears same as the illustrated example in SC, so this example may not yet be recorded.