Ancient Greek, Seleucid Dynasty, Philip I Philadelphus (95-83 BCE), Tetradrachm

  

Ancient Greek, Seleucid Dynasty, Philip I Philadelphus (95-83 BCE), Tetradrachm (C). Obverse : Head of Philippus Philadelphus right, diademed. Reverse : Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre.

Despite having the epithet Philadelphus or "Brother-Loving", Philip's reign saw brother and cousin murder each other in a filial bloodbath that would hastened the end of the once might Seleucid dynasty. His older brother Seleucus VI was killed by his cousin Antiochus X in 95 BCE. He had a brief joint rule with his brother Antiochus XI, who was killed by their younger brother Demetrius III.

He eventually out lasted all his brothers only to be loose his throne to the Armenian king Tigranes II in 83 BCE. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: Ancient\Greek (450 BC-100 AD)". The seller is "evkinnair_0" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Denmark, Guatemala, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Wallis and Futuna, Anguilla, El Salvador, Gambia, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Cameroon, Guyana, Taiwan, Azerbaijan Republic, Poland, Macau, Georgia, Oman, Suriname, Tonga, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, San Marino, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Eritrea, Senegal, Togo, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Aruba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Sweden, Colombia, Spain, Iceland, Estonia, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Antigua and Barbuda, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Italy, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Tanzania, Laos, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Ghana, Djibouti, Chile, China, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Lebanon, Cyprus, Seychelles, Liberia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Maldives, Australia, Austria, Gibraltar, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Gabon Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Bulgaria, Jordan, Guinea, Czech Republic, Norway, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Kiribati, Andorra, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Romania, Costa Rica, Haiti, India, Greenland, Mexico, Afghanistan, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Japan, Nepal, Bahamas, Lithuania, Bahrain, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Malawi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Turkey, Western Samoa, France, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

1. Denomination: TETRADRAHM
2. Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned
3. Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
4. Composition: Silver
5. Provenance: Ownership History Available
6. Year: 95-75 BC
7. Era: Ancient
8. Grade: Ungraded
9. Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkey
10. Modified Item: No
11. Certification: ANACS
12. Date: 95 BC