2646 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (tetradrachm Apollo/standing Apollo citharedus) over uncertain type (Triton, VIII, 11 Jan. 2005, 541)

Overstrike Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 2646

168 BCE - 164 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΕΦΟΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1170 - Antioch over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s) ᵖ:	Harlan J. Berk, 97, 12 Aug. 1997, 206 = Triton, VIII, 11 Jan. 2005, 541

Overstriking coin

Description

Obverse:

Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath.

Reverse:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΕΦΟΡΟΥ (Greek) Apollo standing right, holding phiale in right hand, lyre in left arm.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Antioch

Ancient region

Syria

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

From 168 BCE to 164 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC period

Physical description

Metal: Silver	Weight in grams: 16.716.7 g <br />16,700 mg <br />	Denomination: tetradrachm	Axis: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
		Standard: Attic

References

Coin reference:	Le Rider 1999, n° 561 (A57'/P394)	Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Le Rider 1999, n° 561 (A57'/P394), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SC II, n° 1401
Coin series web reference:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1401

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Additional data

Frequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidence:
Remarks:	"Overstruck with traces of a border of dots visible below Apollo's feet"