Tetradrachm: Head of Antiochos V (obverse); Zeus (reverse)

164–162 BCE Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.) Source image
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Thrust into power while still a child, Antiochos V used coinage to legitimize his tenuous control. On the obverse of this coin, Antiochos appears like many Hellenistic kings, with heavy hair curls and a diadem. On the reverse, a seated Zeus holds the goddess of victory, Nike,...

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