Antiochus IV CSE 113 PLATE COIN
$44.00, Sep-21-01
Contributed by nummohead


Bronze. Veiled bust of Laodice IV r. Border of dots/Elephant head l.
BASILEWS ANTIOXOY. Seleucia-in-Pieria mint. Until very recently no one knew
who was depicted on this coin series. However, a new study shows that the
woman can be none other than Laodice IV, the wife and sister of both
Seleucus IV and Antiochus IV. It is possible that the Antiochus named on
the coin is not Antiochus IV, but Antiochus the son of Seleucus IV, who
reigned briefly before his uncle killed him.