Seleucid Empire, Antiochus VIII Grypus and Cleopatra Thea, AE Unit

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Seleucid Empire
• Authority: Antiochus VIII Grypus and Cleopatra Thea
• Date: 123 - 122 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) unit, name unknown
• Mint: Antioch (Antakya, Turkey)
• Type Number: Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2263
• Obverse: Radiate and diademed head of Antiochus VIII right
• Reverse: BAΣΙΛIΣΣHΣ KΛEOΠATPAΣ KAI BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY - Owl standing facing on fallen amphora
• Notes: The Seleucid Empire was established by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great, following the division of Alexander’s empire in 312 BCE. Centered in the Near East, it was a major Hellenistic state that blended Greek cultural and administrative practices with those of the diverse peoples it governed, spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia.

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