Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VI Dionysos AR Drachm. Antioch on the Orontes, 144-142 BC. Radiate and diademed head to right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to right, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ to left, TPY above helmet, monogram below. SC 2003d; HGC 9, 1037. 3.59g, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; cleaning marks to reverse, attractive iridescent cabinet tone. Rare.
From a private European collection.