Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC)

Mints

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

Item	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Ptolemais-Ake (Cleopatra thea and Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (eagle) (125-120 BCE)	Silver	1,383 kg
Ptolemais-Ake (Cleopatra thea and Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (124-121 BCE)	Silver	6,105 kg
S 2028 - Ascalon (Cleopatra thea & Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (123-121 BCE)	Silver	3,718 kg
Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (121-113 BCE)	Silver	33,011 kg
Seleuceia ad Calycadnum (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/Athena nicephorus) (121-98 BCE)	Silver	6,346 kg
H 305 - Syria (uncertain mint) (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (121-96 BCE)	Silver	6,595 kg
S 2029 - Ascalon (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (121-96 BCE)	Silver	40,673 kg
Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (eagle) (121-113 BCE)	Silver	10,623 kg
Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VIII), silver, didrachms (eagle) (117-113 BCE)	Silver	2,090 kg
S 132 - Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia, bronze, Module 1 (system of 4 modules), 117-113 BC	Bronze
Tarsus (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/altar of Sandan) (116-114 BCE)	Silver	1,276 kg
Tarsus (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/Sandan) (112-110 BCE)	Silver	987 kg
Damascus (Antiochus VIII and Antiochus IX), silver, tetradrachms (102-99 BCE)	Silver	1,520 kg
S 1891 - Ascalon, silver, tetradrachms (99-49 BCE) Gitler - Master	Silver	13,925 kg

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
1160 - Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (tetradrachm Antiochus/Zeus) over Seleucid type (CNG, EA 378, July 2016, 231)		Silver	112 BC ^JL

Overstruck coins

Item	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
SO 852 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
25089 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over uncertain types of Antiochus VIII (Solidus Numismatik, 18, July 2017, 132)	Bronze	80 BC ^JL
SO 1929 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint	Bronze	70 BC ^JL
SO 1840 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint		96 ^JL