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Antiochos VSilver tetradrachm164-162 BCE

Antiochos V Eupator: Silver Tetradrachm of Antioch on the Orontes

Struck during the turbulent regency of Lysias between 164 and 162 BCE, this silver tetradrachm of Antiochos V Eupator pairs a youthful royal portrait with the dynastic reverse type of enthroned Zeus Nikephoros holding a wreath-bearing Nike.

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Antiochos VIIISilver tetradrachm112-110 BCE

Antiochos VIII Epiphanes: Silver Tetradrachm of Antioch

An in-depth numismatic analysis of the silver tetradrachm of Antiochos VIII Epiphanes, examining the celestial iconography of Zeus Ouranios, civic mint controls at Antioch, and dynastic conflict in late Seleucid Syria.