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Dichalkon - Antiochos IX Kyzikenos
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 114 BC - 96 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Greek#31, HGC 9#1253, SC2#2379, SCO#1.2379 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Eros facing right, wearing a wreath of leaves or flowers, rendered in the Hellenistic artistic tradition typical of late Seleucid bronze coinage. The hair is elaborately styled with a floral or leafy crown, and the bust is set against a plain field within an irregular flan. A row of dots is visible above the effigy, suggesting a partial border or pellet arrangement. The surfaces display the characteristic patina and wear of a circulated hammered bronze issue. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Athena Nikephoros facing front, clad in full military attire including a crested helmet and breastplate, holding a long spear or sceptre in one hand and a Nike or additional attribute in the other. The goddess is depicted in a hieratic, frontal pose consistent with late Seleucid iconographic conventions. The Greek royal legend is disposed in two vertical columns flanking the central figure, reading ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to the right and ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ to the left. The flan is irregularly shaped, and the strike is slightly off-centre, as is typical for hammered bronze issues of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Translation: King Antiochos (IX) Philopator) |
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