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Greece Seleucid Kingdom 175-164 BC AR Tetradrachm Antiochus IV NGC Ancients VF
The Greece Seleucid Kingdom AR Tetradrachm, struck 175–164 BC under Antiochus IV Epiphanes, weighs 16.99 g and has an NGC Ancients VF grade. Its strike rates 5/5, delivering razor-sharp detail, while the surface scores 4/5, showing light wear yet retaining original luster.
Obverse: the diademed king faces right, youthful curls framing a stern, almost divine gaze. Styled “Epiphanes”—God Manifest—he channels Alexander’s successors, blending Greek idealism with Seleucid ambition. The portrait’s crisp lines reveal masterful engraving from Antioch’s mint. Reverse: Apollo Komaios perches on the omphalos, sacred navel of Delphi. Draped in flowing himation, he grips a bow in one hand, the other testing an arrow’s tension with focused intensity. This dynamic pose merges prophecy and martial prowess, tying royal power to divine favor.
As a circulating tetradrachm, it fueled trade from Asia Minor to India, yet its iconography broadcast legitimacy amid wars with Egypt and Judea. Antiochus’s cultural fusion—Hellenizing temples, provoking revolts—lives in this silver. A 2nd-century BC masterpiece, it marries art, economy, and ideology in one enduring coin.
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