Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC)

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Antiochus VII Euergetes ("the Benefactor"), nicknamed Sidetes ("the Sidetan" after Side, a city in Asia Minor where he had once resided), was the king of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 138 to 129 BC. After repressing the usurper Tryphon at the beginning of his reign, Antiochus VII consolidated his authority in Syria and Coele Syria before embarking on a grand campaign to restore the eastern territories of the empire that had fallen to the Arsacid Parthians. The king reclaimed Mesopotamia, Babylonia, and Media, but was ambushed and killed with the bulk of his army during a Parthian-supported uprising in Media in the winter of 130–129 BC.

Die Studies
Item Image MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 154 - Uncertain mint (mint III), silver, tetradrachm Silver 0 kg
S 152 - Uncertain mint (mint I), silver, tetradrachm Silver 0 kg
S 155 - Uncertain mint (mint IV), silver, tetradrachm Silver 0 kg
Tyre (Seleucid kings), silver, tetradrachms (152-125 BCE) Silver 75,109 kg
Sidon (Alexander I, Antiochus VII and Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (head of the king/standing eagle) (152-125 BCE) Silver 10,130 kg
Seleuceia ad Calycadnum (Antiochus VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (138-129 BCE) Silver 434 kg
Damascus (Antiochus VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/standing Athena) (138-129 BCE) Silver 5,721 kg
Antioch (Antiochus VII), silver, tetradrachms (138-129 BCE) Silver 39,827 kg
Cilicia (uncertain mint) (Antiochus VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/seated Athena nicephorus) (138-129 BCE) Silver 422 kg
Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VII), silver, tetradrachms (138-129 BCE) Silver 39,060 kg
Damascus (Antiochus VII), silver, drachms (Antiochus VII/standing Nike) (137-136 BCE) Silver 267 kg
Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus VII), silver, tetradrachms (eagle) (136-135 BCE) Silver 454 kg
S 129 - Berytus (Antiochus VII), bronze, module 1 (136-133 BCE) Bronze
Eusebeia? (Ariarathes VI-VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (130-100 BCE) Silver 19,439 kg
Eusebeia (Ariarathes VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (107-100 BCE) Silver 96,695 kg
Eusebeia (Ariarathes VII), silver, tetradrachms (Ariarathes VII or Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (104-102 BCE) Silver 12,877 kg
S 510 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 99-80 BC Silver 0 kg
S 509 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 101-95 BC Silver 0 kg
Overstruck coins
Item Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
28475 - Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (tetradrachm Antiochus VIII/Athena nicephorus) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 149, Dec. 2024, 394) Silver 121 BC JL
25477 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles CΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 389) Silver 107 BC JL
25480 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles ZΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 1745) Silver 106 BC JL
2628 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles ΘΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (CNG, 108, May 2018, 409) Silver 104 BC JL
25497 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles ΘΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (Naville Numismatics, 81, May 2023, 241) Silver 104 BC JL
25506 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles ΘΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (CNG, EA 531, Jan. 2023, 428) Silver 104 BC JL
27797 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles ΘΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (CNG, EA 563, June 2024, 337) Silver 104 BC JL
3687 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles ΘΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (Triton, XIX, Jan. 2016, 338) Silver 104 BC JL
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