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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
5048421
Area
Coins
Title
Seleucid Empire, AE19, 125- 96 BC, Antiochus VIII Grypus, Antioch
Face value
Year
-125
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Weight
6.00
Diameter
18.92
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
Diademed and radiate head of Antiochus right
Reverse
BASILEWS ANTOCOU EPIFANOUS, eagle standing left, scepter under far wing, control marks left and date in ex (obscure)
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Houghton-Lorber II 2300 et al.
Details
Antiochus VIII Epiphanes ("illustrious"), Callinicus ("victor"), Philometor ("loving his mother"), nicknamed Grypos (Grypos: "hawk's nose") (141 - 96 BC) was from 125 to 114 BC. Chr. and from 111 to 96 BC. king of syria. Between 125 and 121 BC. he was co-regent with his mother Cleopatra Thea.
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Antiochus VIII Epiphanes ("doorluchtige"), Callinicus ("overwinnaar"), Philometor ("zijn moeder liefhebbend"), bijgenaamd Grypos (Grypos: "haviksneus") (141 - 96 v.Chr.) was van 125 tot 114 v.Chr. en van 111 tot 96 v.Chr. koning van Syrië. Tussen 125 en 121 v.Chr. was hij co-regent met zijn moeder Cleopatra Thea.