Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC)
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Antiochus VIII Epiphanes ("God Manifest"), nicknamed Grypus ("Hook-nosed"), was the sixteenth king of the Seleucid Empire, ruling between 121/0 and 97/6 BC. The stability of the early years of his sole reign was shattered in 114/3 BC by the arrival of his half-brother, Antiochus IX, and the conflict that followed. Much territory and many cities frequently changed hands between the two until 109 BC, when Antiochus VIII had again regained much of his former possessions, leaving Antiochus IX only scattered cities. Antiochus VIII was assassinated by Heracleon, his war minister, in 96 BC, but his killer was no match for Antiochus IX, who briefly became sole ruler of the diminished Seleucid state.
Die Studies
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Overstriking coins
| Item | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety |
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| 28475 - Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (tetradrachm Antiochus VIII/Athena nicephorus) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 149, Dec. 2024, 394) | 
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Silver | 121 BC JL | 
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| 28480 - Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (tetradrachm Antiochus VIII/Zeus nicephorus) over uncertain Seleucid type (Leu Numismatik, EA 16, May 2021, 1338) | 
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Silver | 109 BC JL |
Overstruck coins
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Antiochus VIII Grypus 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | antiochus_viii |
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Literature
- SC II (12 mentions)
- HGC 9 (8 mentions)
- Voulgaridis 2000 (7 mentions)
- Houghton 1993 (3 mentions)
- RQEMH (2 mentions)
- CSE (2 mentions)
- Sear II (2 mentions)
- Sawaya 2004 (1 mentions)
- Houghton 1989 (1 mentions)
- Gitler - Master 2010 (1 mentions)
- HGC 10 (1 mentions)
- Houghton - Müseler 1990 (1 mentions)
