ANTIOCHUS V
“ANTIOCH ON THE PERSIAN GULF”
Silver tetradrachm, Apollo on omphalos type
SC 1584Ad
Obv.: Diademed head of young king r., fillet border.
Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r., ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ on l., Apollo seated l. on omphalos, testing arrow and resting l. hand on grounded bow.
Reference: Copenhagen, M. Andersen collection, ex Najaf, 4 October 2012.
It remains questionable whether SC 1584 and this coin belong to Antiochus V. Antiochus IV may be the more likely possibility.
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