Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.6 g), sole reign, 121/0-97/6 BC. Antioch on the Orontes, 112-111/0 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right. Reverse : BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOΧOV in two lines on right, EΠI-ΦANOVΣ on left, Zeus Ouranios, draped, standing facing, head left, holding star and scepter; to outer left, monogram above A; to inner right, Δ; all within laurel wreath. SC 2302.1f; SMA 388; HGC 9, 1197e.
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