29128 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (tetradrachm Apollo/standing Apollo citharedus) over uncertain Seleucid type (Leu, 28, May 1981, 195)

From SILVER


168 BCE - 164 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΕΦΟΡΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Antiochus_IV_Leu,_28,_5_May_1981,_195.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s) ᵖ: Leu, 28, 5 May 1981, 195 = Triton, XXVIII, 14 Jan. 2025, 359.

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo to right 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: Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC)
Chronology
From 168 BCE to 164 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 16.4616.46 g <br />16,460 mg <br /> Denomination: tetradrachm Nomisma.org Axis: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
Diameter: 34.534.5 mm <br />3.45 cm <br /> Standard: Attic
References
Coin reference: Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Mørkholm 1963, Series III, 24 (A54/P205), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Le Rider 1999, n° 560 (A57/P389), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3CSE, n° 110, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SC II, n° 1401
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Overstruck type

Description
Obverse: Reverse:
Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Ancient region ᵖ Modern country: Authority ᵖ:
Chronology
From to period
Physical description
References
Coin type reference ᵖ:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidence:
Remarks: nb: no mention of overstrike (not a double strike)

References

  1. ^  Morkholm, Otto (1963), Studies in the Coinage of Antiochos IV of Syria, Copenhague.
  2. ^  Le Rider, Georges (1999), Antioche de Syrie sous les séleucides : corpus des monnaies d'or et d'argent. I, De Séleucos I à Antiochos V, c. 300-161, Mémoires de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, n.s. 19, Paris, 260 p., 27 pl.
  3. ^  Houghton, Arthur (1983), Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the collection of Arthur Houghton, Ancient Coins in North American Collections 4, New York, xiv, 122 p., 2 fold. charts, 77 pls.
  4. ^  Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables