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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
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UALITY
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ETRADRACHM OF
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NTIOCHOS
IV E
PIPHANES
1775 Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.58 g), 175-164 BC
. Antioch on the Orontes, ca. 168-164 BC. Dia-
demed head of Antiochos IV right.
Reverse:
Y, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scep-
ter. SC 1400a; HGC 9, 620a. Well struck with underlying luster present and delicately toned. Excellent metal.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $2,000 - 2,500
From the Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Ex Coin Galleries (16 November 1983), 228.
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1776 Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.69 g), 175-164 BC
. Antioch on the Orontes, ca. 173/2-169/8 BC.
Diademed head of Antiochos IV right.
Reverse:
, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in exer-
gue, I
. SC 1397b; HGC 9, 619. Lustrous. Fine die-crack at 5 o' clock to cheek.
Nearly Mint State
.
Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $2,000 - 2,500
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from H. J. Berk in the 1980s.
The close association of Antiochos IV with Zeus led him to rededicate the Samarian temple on Mount Gerizim to Zeus Xenios and the Jewish tem-
ple in Jerusalem to Zeus Olympios, the god depicted on the reverse of this tetradrachm. While the Samarians were pleased to have the goodwill
of the Seleukid king, the Jews were outraged at the abomination in their temple, thereby sparking the celebrated revolt of Judas Maccabaeus and
his brothers.
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