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Creator

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Period

Seleucid

Ruler

Antiochus III (223-187 BC)

Mint

Antioch on Orontes

Province or Region

Seleucid Empire

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

14

Weight

3.08g

Obverse Description

Head of Apollo, r., laureate.

Reverse Description

Horse trotting r. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΑΤΙΟΧΟΥ?]

Comments

Antiochus III ended Ptolmaic rule of Judea at Battle of Panium (Paneas) in 198 BC. Friendly toward Jews.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article