Greece and the Post-Hellenistic Period
Syria—Antiochus VIII Epiphanes Grypos (126–96 BCE)
Obverse: Head facing right; Reverse: Zeus standing facing left, holding a star and a scepter, with control marks on either side, BAΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤIOΧΟΥ / ΕΡΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, all within a wreath
silver, 31.8 mm, 15.68 g, traces of corrosion, but mint luster visible
