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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ancient coins
Silver Tetradrachm of Antiochus VIII, Greek, Seleucid, ca. 121–97 BC
ca. 121–97 BC
Tetradrachm in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2021.40.88), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Silver Tetradrachm of Antiochus VIII”. The museum dates it ca. 121–97 BC and records its origin as Greek, Seleucid; Hellenistic. The museum records the medium as…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ancient coins
Tetradrachm of Seleucus I, Greek, Seleucid, ca. 298–281 BC
ca. 298–281 BC
Tetradrachm in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2021.40.87), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Tetradrachm of Seleucus I”. The museum dates it ca. 298–281 BC and records its origin as Greek, Seleucid. The museum records the medium as Silver and the dimensio…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Tetradrachm: Head of Antiochos V (obverse); Zeus (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.975)
164–162 BCE
Thrust into power while still a child, Antiochos V used coinage to legitimize his tenuous control. On the obverse of this coin, Antiochos appears like many Hellenistic kings, with heavy hair curls and a diadem. On the reverse, a seated Zeus holds the goddess of victory, Nike, who crowns Antiochos’s name with a wreat…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Tetradrachm: Head of Antiochos VIII (obverse); Zeus Ouranios (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.974)
112–110 BCE
Like his ancestors before him, Antiochos VIII emulates the style of Alexander III (the Great) on this coin, preferring wild, curly hair, a simple diadem, and clean-shaven face. On the reverse Zeus Ouranios gives his divine approval, standing with a scepter and bright star that shines above two mint marks in a very c…
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