SCADS67 Antiochus V SC 1584Ad

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.

Outer left (a) and outer right (b) controls

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.