Antiochus XII Dionysus (Seleucid king, 87/6-83/2 BC)
Antiochus XII Dionysus Epiphanes Philopator Callinicus ("Dionysus Manifest, Father-loving, Nobly-victorious") was the twenty-second king of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 87/6 to 83/2 BC. A brother of Seleucus VI, Demetrius III, Antiochus XI, and Philip I, Antiochus XII succeeded Demetrius III at Damascus after Demetrius III was carried off by the Parthians. He made no attempt to expand his power into northern Syria, but concentrated his energies on wars against the Nabataen Arabs and the Jewish priest-king, Alexander Jannaeus. Antiochus XII was killed while campaigning against the Nabataeans in 83/2 BC and his army left to die of hunger in the desert wasteland around the Dead Sea. Aretas III, the Nabataean king, was subsequently invited to rule Damascus.
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) |
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| Damascus (Antiochus XII), silver, tetradrachms (87-83 BCE) | 
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Silver | 6,154 kg |
Overstriking coins
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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 |
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| 2504 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Damascus (Antiochus XII/Zeus) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 13) | 
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Bronze | 80 BC JL | .png){kind=small}
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| 3409 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Heracles) over Antiochus XII (Damascus) (Antiochus XII/Zeus) (Nercessian 1995, 73) |
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Bronze | 79 BC JL | .png){kind=small}
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Antiochus XII Dionysus 
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| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | antiochus_xii |
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Literature
- Hoover - Houghton - Veselý 2008 (1 mentions)
- Sear II (1 mentions)
- SC II (1 mentions)
