Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus XI Epiphanes Philadelphus c. BCE 94/3

 AE 21 mm, 7.21 g, 1h, Antioch mint

SC 2443 (likely)

O: Diademed hd of Antiochus XI r, bearded, diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOV in two lines on r., EΠΙΦΑΝΟVΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦOV in two lines on l., Athena stg. l. holding Nike outside inscription and resting hand on grounded shield, spear propped in crook of elbow.

Control: outer l. above bunch of grapes.

ROMAN SYRIA; Augustus BCE 27-CE 14 revived posthumous Tetradrachms of Philip Philadelphus

AR Tetradrachm, 14.39 g, 26 mm, 12h, Antioch mint, dated Yr. 28 of the Caesarean Era or BCE 22/21

RPC 4144

Newell 41

Prieur 21

McAlee 22

O: diad hd of Philip Philadelphus r.

R: Zeus enthroned l holding Nike, frozen control under throne, AYT monogram inner left field and HK in ex as the Caesarean Era year.  ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ on right ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ on left

 

EX: “Livia” Hoard 1998 cf. Richard G. McAlee “The Livia Hoard of Pseudo-Philip Tetradrachms” AJN 11 (1999) pp. 1-12 and plates 1-3. Where among the hoard of 677 pieces, only 20 were identified as Yr. 28.

EX:  CNG which made the coins available to McAlee for study.