ANTIOCHOS VI Dionysos Ancient Seleukid Ancient OLD Greek Coin ELEPHANT i99420

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Greek coin of Seleukid Kingdom Antiochos VI Dionysos - King: 144-141 B.C. Serrate Bronze 21mm (7.77 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint Reference: Sear 7081; HGC 9, 1043; SC 2006 Head of Antiochos VI, as Dionysus, radiate and wreathed with ivy. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ, Elephant standing left, holding torch with trunk.

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Antiochus VI Dionysus (ca. 148-142/1 BC), king of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom, was the son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea, daughter of Ptolemy VI of Egypt.

Antiochus VI did not actually rule. Either already in 145 or in early 144 BC he was nominated by the general Diodotus Tryphon as heir to the throne in opposition to Demetrius II, and remained the general's tool. In c. 142/1 BC, the young king died. While some ancient authors make Diodotus Tryphon responsible for the death of the king, others write that he died during a surgery.


The Seleucid Empire   was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid dynasty founded by Seleucus I Nicator following the division of the empire created by Alexander the Great. Seleucus received Babylonia and, from there, expanded his dominions to include much of Alexander's near eastern territories.

The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture that maintained the preeminence of Greek customs where a Greek-Macedonian political elite dominated, mostly in the urban areas. The Greek population of the cities who formed the dominant elite were reinforced by emigration from Greece. Seleucid expansion into Anatolia and Greece was abruptly halted after decisive defeats at the hands of the Roman army. Their attempts to defeat their old enemy Ptolemaic Egypt were frustrated by Roman demands. Much of the eastern part of the empire was conquered by the Parthians under Mithridates I of Parthia in the mid-2nd century BC, yet the Seleucid kings continued to rule a rump state from the Seleukid Kingdom until the invasion by Armenian king Tigranes the Great and their ultimate overthrow by the Roman general Pompey.


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  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Year: 144-141 BC
  • Denomination: AE21
  • Era: Ancient

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