Silver Coin of Antiochus VI Dionysus, Apameia in Syria, 144 BC - 143 BC 1944.100.76562

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 2
  • Diameter (in mm): 15

Typological Description

Source: Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2012b

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 144 BC - 143 BC
• Denomination: Hemidrachm
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Antiochus VI Dionysus
  • • Dynasty: Seleucid Dynasty
    • State: Seleucid Empire

• Geographic

  • Mint: Apameia in Syria

• Obverse

  • Portrait: Antiochus VI Dionysus
  • • Dynasty: Seleucid Dynasty
    • State: Seleucid Empire

• Reverse

  • Symbol (Exergue): monogram
• TypeSeries: Seleucid Coins

References

• Reference: Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2012b
• Reference: N 253

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1944.100.76562
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Bequest of E.T. Newell
  • Schulman, Kreling sale, Dec., 1913

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States