SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.84 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 1
Lot: 465.
Closing Date: Jun 3 2026 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Silver

Estimate: $ 200

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.84 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to inner left, ZΞP (date) and monogram in exergue. SC 1885.3; Mørkholm, Posthumous 2, dies A1/P– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 744; DCA2 37. Find patina, a few deposits. VF.

In the final year of Alexander I Balas' reign, Demetrios II Nikator, seeking to avenge the death of his father, Demetrios I Soter, advanced on Alexander from Cilicia, supported by troops of Ptolemy VI of Egypt that advanced from Palestine. Alexander fled from Antioch to rally his forces at a chosen location to the east. Between this time and the arrival of Demetrios' forces, Antioch struck a very short series of tetradrachms and drachms in the name of Antiochos IV, which is confirmed by the dated tetradrachm issues. While the chronology is certain, the purpose of the issue remains unknown.

Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2026 at 12:34:40 ET.

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