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Hellenistic coins often featured the portrait of the ruler who issued them. The head on the obverse of this silver tetradrachm clearly depicts the Seleucid king Antiochus VIII, nicknamed "Grypus" (meaning hook-nose) because of his appearance. The legend on the coin identifies him as King Antiochus Epiphanes ("the Illustrious").
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Title: Silver Tetradrachm of Antiochus VIII
Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. 121–97 BC
Culture: Greek, Seleucid
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 1 1/16 in. (26.5 mm)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Object Number: 2021.40.88
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