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Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV, 175-164 B.C. AR T

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV, 175-164 B.C. AR T
<Our item number 137943><B>Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV, 175-164 B.C. AR Tetradrachm &#40;17.02 g&#41;, Akko mint.</B> Diademed head right of Antiochos IV; monogram behind head. <I>Reverse:</I> Zeus seated left holding Nike in right hand; palm branch in left field. Cf. Houghton 784. H-413a var. <B>Choice Very Fine.</B> <BR><BR>It was this Seleucid king who succeeded his older brother, that was responsible for pressing Greek culture and religion upon the Jews with such vigor that it represented a major turning point in Jewish history. Known on his coins as &#34;Epiphanes&#34; &#40;God Made Manifest&#41;, he prohibited the worship of the Jewish God, burned the Torah, and defiled the Temple by sacrificing a sow upon the altar. The Book of the Maccabees recounts numerous events pressed upon the lives of the Jews by this Hellenistic ruler. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;700 - 1,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 137943<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/137943.jpg"> <BR> <IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/137943N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>