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Dichalkon - Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire (Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC)) |
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| Year | 94 BC |
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| Value | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with finely detailed, curly hair swept back from the forehead and secured by a royal diadem with floating ends. The effigy exhibits a short fringe of curly beard along the jawline, lending the portrait a mature, regal character. The facial features are modelled with confident relief, displaying a straight nose and well-defined cheekbones typical of late Seleucid royal portraiture. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | The pilei (conical caps) of the Dioskouroi — Castor and Pollux — are depicted side by side at centre, each surmounted by a prominent eight-pointed star, serving as the divine emblems of the twin deities. The caps rest upon a plain horizontal bar, and below them the points of two spears or palm fronds are faintly visible, a common compositional element on Seleucid bronzes invoking divine protection. The royal Greek legend surrounds the central device in four lines reading ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ / ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, disposed to the left and right of the design within the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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