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Tetradrachm - Antiochus VIII Grypous Replica
| Location | Seleucid Empire |
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| Weight | 22.23 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Antiochus VIII facing right, with curly hair and a diadem with flowing ends, set within a dotted border. The effigy displays finely rendered facial features in high relief, typical of late Seleucid royal portraiture. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Ouranios standing left, holding a star in his outstretched right hand and a long sceptre in his left, draped from the waist down. Greek legends flank the figure on either side, with a crescent symbol above and control marks in the lower field, all within an olive wreath border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ |
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