Half-chalkus of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 176 B.C.-164 B.C. FIC.50.69.

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Obverse: Radiate, diademed head of Antiochus IV right

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Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ - Veiled goddess standing facing, holding long scepter or torch

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range
- From Date: 173 BC
- To Date: 168 BC
Denomination: Denomination D (half)
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Authority: Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Geographic
- Mint: Ptolemais-Ake
- Region: Asia--Asia--Syria--Phoenicia
Obverse
- Symbol: monogram
- Portrait: Antiochus IV Epiphanes

References

Reference: Babelon, p. 74, no. 573, Pl. XIII, no. 9.
Reference: Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1479
Reference: BMC Greek: The Seleucid Kings of Syria 41

Administrative History

Identifier: FIC.50.69
Department: Greek
Collection: The Fralin Museum of Art

Rights

Rights: The object and images are not under copyright (Public Domain) in the United States.

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