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Period
Seleucid
Ruler
Antiochus VII Eurgetes (138-124 BC)
Mint
Antioch on Orontes
Province or Region
Seleucid Empire
Date
138/137 BC
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
15
Weight
3.47g
Obverse Description
Head of Lion, r.
Reverse Description
Club. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEPΓETOY Monogram left field. Date: EOP (Year 175=138/137 BC)
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
He defeated the usurper Tryphon at Dora and laid siege to Jerusalem in 134. King John Hyrcanus opened King David's sepulcher and removed three thousand talents, which he then paid Antiochus to spare the city.