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Ruler
Seleukid - Antiochos VII Euergetes
Value
Tetradrachm
Reverse Legend
EVERGETOY
Grade
Near Extremely Fine
Mint
Cappadocia
Date
104-102 B.C.
Weigth and Diameter
16,20 g. 29 mm.
Metal
Silver
Ancient Greek - The Seleukid Kingdom - Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 BC) - Silver Tetradrachm (16,20 g. 29 mm.) (Posthumous Cappadocian issue, struck under Ariarathes VII (112-100 B.C.) c. 104-102 B.C.
Diademed head of Antiochus VII right.
Athena standing left, holding Nike and scepter, monogram above A in left field, O in inner left field, Λ to inner right, all within wreath.
SC 2148 -
Near XF, well-centered, attractive lightly toned. Tetradrachms like this were struck in huge quantities by Ariarathes VII, and in most cases they were used to pay Seleucid mercenaries fighting Nicomedes III and Mithridates VI.
2024-7689 (MZZ-0002)