Denomination: Drachm.
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 292
SILVER COIN OF ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES
Denomination: Drachm.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Antiochus IV, Epiphanes was a Hellenistic Greek king of the Seleucid Kingdom who ruled 175-164 BCE. Notable events during his reign included his near-conquest of Egypt, his persecution of the Jews of Judea and Samaria and the rebellion by the Jewish Maccabees.