Seleucid Kingdom Silver Tetradrachm (Large Silver Coin) of Antiochus VI (about 2165 years ago)
This large silver coin (tetradrachm, worth four drachms) was minted in 144/3 BC (Year 169 of the Seleucid Era) at Antioch (modern-day Turkey) during the brief reign of the child-king Antiochus VI.
Front Side: Features the portrait of young King Antiochus VI
Back Side: Depicts the Dioscuri (divine twins Castor and Pollux) on horseback
Technical Details:
Material: Silver (AR)
Denomination: Tetradrachm (large silver coin equivalent to four drachms)
Certification: NGC Grade AU (About Uncirculated) with Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5
Historical Significance: Antiochus VI was a child ruler who briefly reigned over the Seleucid Kingdom during a period of political instability. Placed on the throne by the general Diodotus Tryphon, who acted as his regent, Antiochus was likely only a figurehead. His reign lasted approximately two years before he died under suspicious circumstances, possibly murdered by Tryphon who then claimed the throne for himself. The Dioscuri on the reverse were twin gods associated with horsemanship and protection, appropriately symbolic for a kingdom experiencing military conflicts and power struggles.
This large silver coin (tetradrachm, worth four drachms) was minted in 144/3 BC (Year 169 of the Seleucid Era) at Antioch (modern-day Turkey) during the brief reign of the child-king Antiochus VI.
Front Side: Features the portrait of young King Antiochus VI
Back Side: Depicts the Dioscuri (divine twins Castor and Pollux) on horseback
Technical Details:
Material: Silver (AR)
Denomination: Tetradrachm (large silver coin equivalent to four drachms)
Certification: NGC Grade AU (About Uncirculated) with Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5
Historical Significance: Antiochus VI was a child ruler who briefly reigned over the Seleucid Kingdom during a period of political instability. Placed on the throne by the general Diodotus Tryphon, who acted as his regent, Antiochus was likely only a figurehead. His reign lasted approximately two years before he died under suspicious circumstances, possibly murdered by Tryphon who then claimed the throne for himself. The Dioscuri on the reverse were twin gods associated with horsemanship and protection, appropriately symbolic for a kingdom experiencing military conflicts and power struggles.
This large silver coin (tetradrachm, worth four drachms) was minted in 144/3 BC (Year 169 of the Seleucid Era) at Antioch (modern-day Turkey) during the brief reign of the child-king Antiochus VI.
Front Side: Features the portrait of young King Antiochus VI
Back Side: Depicts the Dioscuri (divine twins Castor and Pollux) on horseback
Technical Details:
Material: Silver (AR)
Denomination: Tetradrachm (large silver coin equivalent to four drachms)
Certification: NGC Grade AU (About Uncirculated) with Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5
Historical Significance: Antiochus VI was a child ruler who briefly reigned over the Seleucid Kingdom during a period of political instability. Placed on the throne by the general Diodotus Tryphon, who acted as his regent, Antiochus was likely only a figurehead. His reign lasted approximately two years before he died under suspicious circumstances, possibly murdered by Tryphon who then claimed the throne for himself. The Dioscuri on the reverse were twin gods associated with horsemanship and protection, appropriately symbolic for a kingdom experiencing military conflicts and power struggles.
