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Dichalkon - Antiochos XII Dionysos Damascus
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 88 BC - 84 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (88 BC - 84 BC) M - (fr) Damas |
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Antiochos XII Dionysos was the last Seleucid king to actually fight — and die — in the field. His reign was consumed by two campaigns against the Nabataean kingdom, the second of which, around 84 BC, ended with his death in battle near Canatha. Damascus, the mint responsible for this issue, fell to the Nabataeans shortly afterward and was never recovered by the Seleucids. These bronzes were likely struck during an active military occupation of a city the dynasty was already losing its grip on.