Watch List notes:

Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Sole reign, 121/0-97/6 B.C. AR tetradrachm (27.5 mm, 9.46 g, 1 h). Ascalon mint, dated SE 197 = 116/5 B.C. Diademed head of Antiochos right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΞOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm over shoulder. AΣ-IPP (first P retrograde) across field, dove over altar in left field. SC 2339.5; CSE 824; SNG Spaer 2606. gVF, toned and porous. Very Rare.

Ex Imperial Coins.

All known examples are shipwreck finds and have similar porosity and low weight. This is one of the nicer examples known to exist.