SELEUCID Antiochus IV Antioch quasi-municipal
$35.00 Nov-14-01
Contributed by  nummohead


CSE 133 (this coin!) ex Houghton collection. A rare quasi-municipal coin of
Antioch with a fine image of the ruler radiate, as god.The reverse depicts
Zeus, a favorite deity of Antiochus IV who tried to establish his cult
(sometimes forcibly) throughout the empire.