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Antiochos, Antiochus, Stater, Caprara, Kinns 71b32 viewshttps://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41849937t

Antiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 1229 viewsAntiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 122

Antiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 12210 viewsAntiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 122

Antiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 12211 viewsAntiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 122

Antiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 1229 viewsAntiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 122

Antiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 1228 viewsAntiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 122

Antiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 1224 viewsAntiochia, Pescenius Niger, Becker, Hill 122

Antiochos Dionysos, Antiochos VI, Seleukid, gold225 viewsAR drachm in gold coloured metal
radiate head of the child-king right / Naked Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and resting on bow.
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Sold in May 2005 on German Ebay by seller lancret in a private sale for 471€.

submitted by rupertRupert

Antiochos Epiphanes, Antiochos IV, Seleukid, silver tetradrachm175 viewsAR tetradrachm
Laureate head Apollo right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY, Apollo advancing right holding phiale and lyre.
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Epiphanies of Syria. 175-164 BC. Hill #109. Sold as Rosa reproduction of Becker coin. Electro-plated silver over pewter. “Copy” stamped on rim. Image courtesy of Charlie at the Coin Replica Store. Alex

Antiochos Epiphanes, Antiochos IV, Seleukid, silver tetradrachm224 viewsAR tetradrachm

Sold by antika99 in Sept.2005 for 90 Euros on German Ebay.

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Antiochos Euergetes (Sidetes), Antiochos VII, Seleukid, silver tetradrachm234 viewsAR tetradrachm
Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY - EYEPΓETOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear, and shield.
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138-129 BC. Hill #114. Sold as Rosa reproduction of Becker coin. Electro-plated silver over pewter. “Copy” stamped on rim. Image courtesy of Charlie at the Coin Replica Store. Alex

Antiochos Euergetes (Sidetes), Antiochos VII, Seleukid, silver tetradrachm, #A254 viewsAR tetradrachm, Tyre
Diademed head and draped bust right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Eagle standing left on beak of galley. TYP over club in left field.
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Toronto Group forgerywhitetd49

Antiochos Grypos, Antiochos VIII, Seleukid, silver tetradrachm264 viewsAR tetradrachm
Diademed head right, fillet border/ BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ, Zeus standing left, crescent on head, holding star and sceptre, all with laurel wreath
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Antiochos VII rev. 150 BC One day auction by power of love, believed to be Toronto Fake.

Antiochos II 45 viewsAntiochos II Tetradrachm from Seleukia on the Tigris. 13.98 Gram Cast CopyLouisvilleKYShop

Antiochos II37 viewsAntiochos II Tetradrachm from Seleukia on the Tigris Obverse of 13.98 gram cast copy.LouisvilleKYShop

Antiochos II Drachm of Ai Khanoum Mint, Bactria302 viewsFake Antiochos II Drachm of Ai Khanoum Mint

This coin is associated with the group of high quality Bactrian Antiochos II fakes, dating perhaps to the late 19th century, as described by G.K Jenkins in A Group of Bactrian Forgeries, Revue Numismatique, 1965 Volume 6, Number 7, pages 51-57.

Critical aspects bearing on this consideration include:

Die Axis: Most tellingly, the die axis of the coin is 1h. This is inconsistent with the Ai Khanoum mint standard of dies adjusted to 6h. Refer: Houghton & Lorber (Seleucid Coins), Newell (The Coinage of the Eastern Seleucid Mints) and Kritt (Seleucid Coins of Bactria and Dynastic Transitions in the Coinage of Bactria). All of the known genuine gold and silver coinage of the Seleucid and Diodotid period, which bears the mint controls of Ai Khanoum have a 6h die axis. It is well documented that the mint struck coins with adjusted 6h dies. In contrast, many of the forgeries catalogued by Jenkins are characterised by other die axis orientations with a bias towards 12h.

Weight: The coin weighs 4.52 grams, which is 8% heavier than the attic weight standard drachm of 4.2 grams to which all the documented authentic examples of drachms of the mint at Ai Khanoum conform. Review of the catalogue of comparable drachms in the catalogues of Newell, Houghton and Lorber and Mitchiner (Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage Volume I) reveals no example of an Ai Khanoum drachm of the Seleucid or Diodotid period with a weight in excess of 4.31 grams. Most examples are appreciably less than 4.2 grams. Jenkins (p. 54) noted that the anomalously high weight of 4.56-4.64 grams characterised two fake drachms in the La Berre collection that match lot 4166 in terms of description.

Dies: With absolute certainty, the coin is struck from the same dies as a gold stater SNG ANS 70 (refer Pl. 4 SNG ANS Part 9 Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coins). The reverse die is characterised by an anomalous style with unusually bold dots or beads that delimit the letters of the legend and the ornamentation of the omphalos. The comparable elements on established genuine coins are more subtly executed than those on Lot 4166. Jenkins commented that on the fake coins of this type… ‘The reverse may be compared with that of the genuine coins in the BM and we note once again the comparatively flat and feeble modelling.’ To my knowledge there is no known authentic example of a Seleucid drachm of the period of Antiochos II struck from the same dies as a gold stater.

Diameter: The utilisation of dies from the larger diameter gold stater necessitates a larger than usual diameter silver drachm flan to fully accommodate the images. Lot 4166 is 17 mm in diameter, in contrast to the more usual 14-15 mm of contemporaneous Seleucid drachms issued from Ai Khanoum. By way of comparison SC 618/ESM 710, the type to which this coin was attributed in the description of Lot 4166 is 14-15 mm in diameter based on the illustrations of the coin in Houghton and Lorber (Seleucid Coins) and Newell (Eastern Seleucid Mints).

Visual Diagnostics: Two small spherical beads of metal clearly visible under magnification and also on the photo image of the coin. They are located respectively on the obverse and reverse. The first is evident at ca 9h immediately behind the outermost strand of Antiochos hair. The second is present between the lyre and shin of Apollo. Both are spherical beads that cannot be associated with die wear. They are more suggestive of air bubbles entrained in a mould from which the coin was cast. Additionally, from the photo of the coin, one might infer the presence of an edge seem. However, this is a photographic artefact that results from the abrupt transition from a flat coin face to the more curved coin edge. In hand specimen this transition is unlike anything seen on authentic Ai Khanoum issues. It has a "modern" character to it suggestive of pressing, or alternatively of moulds taken from a pressed hoist coin.

These are the only directly visible diagnostics of fakery, the balance of the argument depending on more subtle numismatic conventions and standards applicable to this coin type.

For those interested in Jenkins article on Bactrian Forgeries a copy (without plates unfortunately) can be downloaded from
http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/numi_0484-8942_1965_num_6_7_923

Antiochos IV Epiphanes37 viewsPublished in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 1 in 1997 - example 3a

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-9174

"A much published counterfeit from Beirut from the 1960's. It copies a Ptolemaic mint, but without the typical A/B monogram "

Seleukid Kings of Syria, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AR Tetradrachm. Ake-Ptolemaïs (?), circa 167-164 BC. Diademed head right, monogram behind / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines to right, ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦO-POY in three lines to left and below throne; Zeus enthroned left, holding sceptre and holding Nike who crowns him. Cf. SC 1476. 16.12Din X

Antiochos IV Epiphanes22 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AR Tetradrachm. Antioch, circa 166/5 BC.

Obv : Laureate head of Apollo right, his hair long, draping his shoulders /
Rev : Apollo, wearing a long peplos, standing facing right, holding a patera and a kithara; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY to right, EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY to left.

Houghton & Lorber, SC 1401; Newell, SMA 64; Houghton 110; Gulbenkian 1040.

Modern fake, Cf : Carl Wilhelm Becker, 1772-1830, Hill, Becker 109Martin B4

Antiochos IV Tetradrachm 2 viewsCommon pressed forgery produced in Lebanon.Brad B

Antiochos Soter, Antiochos I, Seleukid, silver tetradrachm188 viewsAR tetradrachm
Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding one arrow.
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Image courtesy of Kevin at Barry & Darling Coins

Antiochos VI Tetradrachm 7 viewsCommon pressed forgery produced in LebanonBrad B

Antiochos VIII, Antiochus VIII, Becker, Hill 11811 viewsAntiochos VIII, Antiochus VIII, Becker, Hill 118

Antiochos VIII, Antiochus VIII, Becker, Hill 1189 viewsAntiochos VIII, Antiochus VIII, Becker, Hill 118

Antiochos VIII, Antiochus VIII, Becker, Hill 1187 viewsAntiochos VIII, Antiochus VIII, Becker, Hill 118

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