ANTIOCHOS VIII EPIPHANES AR TETRADRACHM, 121 - 113 C.E.
SNG Spaer 2593, EF/AEF, 31.4mm, 16.06 grams, Ake - Ptolemais Mint.
Obverse: Diademed head of Antiochus right, fillet border Reverse: Naked Zeus, crescent above head, standing left holding star in outstretrched right arm and scepter in left. Control marks and inscription in fields, laurel wreath border.
Better style with large crescent and star. Very SHARP coin, CENTERED on a LARGE flan with wonderful reddish toning! Struck in what is the current city of Akko.