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Period
Seleucid
Ruler
Antiochus III (223-187 BC)
Mint
Antioch on Orontes
Province or Region
Seleucid Empire
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
13
Weight
3.24g
Obverse Description
Head of Apollo, r., laureate.
Reverse Description
Elephant walks right. 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
Antiochus III ended Ptolmaic rule of Judea at Battle of Panium (Paneas) in 198 BC. Friendly toward Jews