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Period
Seleucid
Ruler
Antiochus III (223-187 BC)
Mint
Nisibis
Province or Region
Seleucid Empire
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
15
Weight
8.54g
Obverse Description
Head of Apollo, r., laureate.
Reverse Description
Nike stands l., with long palm branch; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΤΙΟΧΟΥ
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
Comments
Thick flan. Antiochus III ended Ptolmaic rule of Judea at Battle of Panium (Paneas) in 198 BC. Friendly toward Jews