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| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) SELEUCID KINGDOM Antiochus IV, 175-164 BC |
| Item Description: |
AE15 Seleucid Kingdom |
| Full Grade: |
NGC F |
| Owner: |
Aharon |
Owner Comments:
Bronze Dilepton, Antioch mint (175-164 BC). Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochos IV Epiphanes, reigned 175-164 BC. OBV: Radiate head of Antiochos IV right. REV: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOY, Apollo walking right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver on his back. Note, this was the only time in Seleucid history, that a ruler added the legend (ΘEOY EΠIΦANOY)'God Manifest' on their coins. Biblical Sources: Daniel 11:21-24, 1 & 2 Maccabees.