Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.27 g), sole reign, 121/0-97/6 BC. Ake-Ptolemais, 121/0-113 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY EΠI-ΦANOYΣ, Zeus Ouranios standing left, holding star and scepter; in outer left field, monogram; all within laurel wreath. SC 2336.2a; HGC 9, 1197h. Hendin 1114. Well struck on a huge flan. Lustrous surfaces. Mint State. Estimate Value $750 - UP
From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from Superior in the 1980s.