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.
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Image
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Metal
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Weight
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| S 132 - Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia, bronze, Module 1 (system of 4 modules), 117-113 BC
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Bronze
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| H 305 - Syria (uncertain mint) (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (121-96 BCE)
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Silver
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6,595 kg
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| S 2028 - Ascalon (Cleopatra thea & Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (123-121 BCE)
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Silver
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3,718 kg
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| Ptolemais-Ake (Cleopatra thea and Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (124-121 BCE)
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Silver
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6,105 kg
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| Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VIII), silver, didrachms (eagle) (117-113 BCE)
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Silver
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2,090 kg
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| Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (121-113 BCE)
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Silver
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33,011 kg
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| Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (eagle) (121-113 BCE)
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Silver
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10,623 kg
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| Ptolemais-Ake (Cleopatra thea and Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (eagle) (125-120 BCE)
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Silver
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1,383 kg
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| Tarsus (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/altar of Sandan) (116-114 BCE)
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Silver
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1,276 kg
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| Tarsus (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/Sandan) (112-110 BCE)
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Silver
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987 kg
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| Seleuceia ad Calycadnum (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/Athena nicephorus) (121-98 BCE)
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Silver
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6,346 kg
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| Ascalon, silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/standing eagle) (99-49 BCE) Gitler - Master
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Silver
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13,925 kg
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| Ascalon (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/eagle on thunderbolt) (121-96 BCE)
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Silver
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40,673 kg
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| Damascus (Antiochus VIII and Antiochus IX), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/seated Zeus) (102-99 BCE)
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Silver
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1,520 kg
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Overstruck type
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Metal
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Date
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Overstriking coin
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| 25089 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over uncertain types of Antiochus VIII (Solidus Numismatik, 18, July 2017, 132)
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Bronze
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80 BC JL
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| 2482 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/horse) over Antiochus VIII & Cleopatra (Antiochus VIII & Cleopatra/Tyche) (Nercessian 1996, n° 111)
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Bronze
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78 BC JL
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| 27784 - Natunia (AE Helios-Shamash/rider on dromedary) over Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (radiate head/eagle) (Leu Numismatik, 3, Oct. 2018, 123)
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Bronze
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65 BC JL
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| 27789 - Natunia (AE Helios-Shamash/rider on dromedary) over Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (radiate head/eagle) (AGGC Benefit Auction, Aug. 2008, 55 - Hoover 2009, 8)
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Bronze
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65 BC JL
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| 27792 - Natunia (AE Helios-Shamash/rider on dromedary) over Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (radiate head/eagle) (CNG, MBS 84, May 2010, 747)
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Bronze
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64 BC JL
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| 2342 - Antioch (Antiochus VIII and Cleopatra Thea) (tetradrachm Antiochus VIII & Cleopatra Thea/enthroned Zeus) over Antiochus VIII and Cleopatra Thea (Antiochus VIII & Cleopatra Thea/enthroned Zeus) (Leu Numismatik, 2, 11 May 2018, 156)
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Silver
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122 BC JL
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