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Tetradrachm - Antiochus, Son of Seleucus IV
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 175 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse lettering | BAΣIΛEΩΣ – ANTI – OXOY (Translation: King Antiochus) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Antiochus — the eldest son of Seleucus IV Philopator — was sent to Rome as a political hostage following the Peace of Apamea in 188 BC, part of the punishing terms imposed after the Seleucid defeat at Magnesia. When Seleucus was assassinated by his minister Heliodorus in 175 BC, it was Antiochus IV who seized the throne rather than this prince, exploiting the hostage arrangement that kept the legitimate heir conveniently out of reach. Coins issued in the name of Antiochus son of Seleucus IV represent an extraordinarily brief window of nominal co-regency before the young prince died — likely eliminated — shortly after.