SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.66 g, 1h).

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm 15.66 g 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 2 circa 173/2-169/8 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left Φ in exergue. SC 1396b Le Rider Antioche 73 (A01/P50 – this coin ) HGC 9 619. Toned rough surfaces a few scratches. VF. Very rare with Φ control mark. From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Abramowitz Family Collection (Superior Galleries 8 December 1993) lot 304 purchased by Yefim Girshovitch Abramovitch from a traveling antique dealer (according to the introductory note at the beginning of the Superior catalog).