SYRIA, Seleukid Kings. Antiochos IV. 175-164 BC. Æ 34mm (38.40 gm). Antioch mint. Laureate head of Zeus right / BASILEWS ANTIOXOY right, QEOU EPIFANOUS left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SNG Spaer 979; Newell, SMA 59; Houghton, CSE, 119 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 191; Laffaille 572. Good VF, dark brown patina with some earthen encrustation around the devices, some light scratches on the reverse where some earthen encrustation has been removed. ($300) Ex Arthur Houghton Collection. Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1492. Lot sold for $340, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.