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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     27110      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     CAPPADOCIAN KINGS Issuer:     Antiochos VII, Seleucid Emperor Date Ruled:     138-129 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Date Struck:     c. 138 -129 BC Diameter:     29.1 mm Weight:     16.368 g Obverse Legend:     VII Obverse Description:     Antiochos VII diademed head right, horn like lock of hair above ear, fillet border Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ / ΔI / A / M / K Reverse Description:     Athena standing left, Nike in right, spear and shield in left, ligate ∆Ι / A left, M inner left, K inner right, Nike crowns epithet, laurel wreath border Primary Reference:     Houghton II 649 Reference2:     Newell SMA 299 Reference3:     SNG Spaer 1875 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=26298 Notes:     Oliver Hoover, in Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the Collection of Arthur Houghton, attributes this type to the Cappadocian Kingdom, c. 130 - 80 B.C. The symbols were used on Cappadocian royal coinage, the coins are found in Cappadocian hoards and a tetradrachm naming the Cappadocian King Ariarathes VII Philometor (116 - 99 B.C.) bears the obverse portrait of Antiochus VII. He notes they may have been struck to pay foreign (Syrian?) mercenaries who preferred the types of Antiochus VII.

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