GREEK COINS
Seleukid Kings of Syria
Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos), 121/0-97/6 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28-31mm, 14.53 g), Antiochia ad Orontem, circa 112-110. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ Zeus Ouranios, draped, standing facing, head to left, holding star in outstretched hand and long scepter, crescent above; to left, monogram above A. HGC 9, 1197e. SC 2302. An attractive example, perfectly centered on a broad flan. Die break on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.
Ex SKA Monetarium FPL 30, Winter 1979/1980, 42.