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LOT 2655
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm. 121/0-97/6 BC.
Antioch mint; struck circa 109-96 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos to right within filleted border / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Zeus Nikephoros seated to left, holding sceptre; monogram of PE above A in outer left field, control mark beneath throne; all within wreath. SC 2309.2c. Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.(16.06gr, 31mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired in 1995.
From a private collection in Europe.
Footnotes
The Greeks loved to give nicknames to their kings, a custom that lasted until the late years of the Byzantine empire. An example of this is Antiochοs VIII Epiphanes, the so-called Grypos ('hook-nosed'), a fact confirmed in his iconography.
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LOT 2655
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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