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Period
Seleucid
Ruler
Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (116-96 BC)
Mint
Coele-Syria/Phoenicia
Province or Region
Coele-Syria/Phoenicia
Date
111/110 BC?
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
17
Weight
5.14g
Obverse Description
Bust of Eros, r., winged.
Reverse Description
Nike advances left; holds wreath and palm. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΦIΛOΠATOΡOΣ. Date [B?] E (Year 202=111/110 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
20 year civil war with brother Antiochus VIII. Mostly conrolled only Coele-Syria. The Jewish state reviled him in power.