Antiochos VIII Gryphos AR Tetradrachm, Antioch, 169 BC, Zeus Ouranios

Antiochos VIII Gryphos, tetradrachm, silver, reign 175–164 BC, struck 169 BC, 15.49 g, 30.5 mm. Antioch on the Orontes mint. Obverse anepigraphic; diademed bust of the king right. Reverse ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ; Zeus Ouranios standing facing, head left, holding star in right hand and long sceptre in left; crescent above; IE in left field; A–N across right field; all within laurel wreath. Struck on a broad flan with complete wreath border and centered legends; slight softness at the highest relief and minor surface marks. SC 2298.2e; Newell, SMA 367.