(Edited) Seleucid Ae12 - Antiochus IV Epiphanes

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/19/2015 11:24 am Started wading through the remaining coins of my latest lot. This one looked particularly promising, but I haven't been able to find anything after a couple of days of searching. Obverse: Radiate bust, reminds me of some depictions of Helios that I have seen. Reverse: Figure standing with Greek on either side. Can't make anything out clearly. 12mm 1.90g Any ideas or a nudge in the right direction? Edited by Finn235 11/19/2015 2:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Arael Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 11/19/2015 11:35 am Pictures with a little more detail would help out, especially with the reverse. I can't make any definite conclusions but my guess is that this is a coin from the Seleukid Kingdom. Unfortunately I can't make a guess any more specific than that right now, but hopefully somebody with more information will come along soon. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 11/19/2015 11:40 am Bob L will know (he indubitably does!) but I would say with the bottle-top edging there can't be too many coins that fit the bill. I wait with interest to see what it could be... Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/19/2015 12:21 pm Good call Arael! Seleucid kingdom Antiochus IV Epiphanes 174-165 BC Obverse: Antiochus radiate bust Reverse: Apollo standing, holding bow, legend BASILEWS ANTIOXOU Interesting side note, this is the very same Antiochus against whom the Jews rebelled, leading to the victory now celebrated as Hanukkah. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/19/2015 1:48 pm You have been getting some very interesting coins in your uncleaned lots. This coin does appear to be Antiochus IV. Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/19/2015 2:46 pm Thanks! I am still a bit confused by this seller. I understand the idea of loss leading to establish his business, but these lots were insane--I won 2 lots of 20 coins for an average of 90 cents per coin. He had a good 8-12 similar lots, and I really regret not bidding higher to win more--at least one more had a decent Alexander the Great bronze, and almost every one had at least one widow's mite. I struggle to imagine how he did not lose hundreds of dollars by selling these lots--he had too many to be a clueless inheritor, and had plenty of individual, fully attributed coins as well. Not that I am complaining Report this Post to the Staff
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