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Seleucid Kings of Syria, Philip I Philadelphus (93-83 BC) AR Tetradrachm Coin.

Mint Place: Antioch
Reference: SC 2463.
Mint Period: 93-83 BC
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm (Four Drachmai)
Condition: Lightly cleaned, traces of corrosion and minor rusty depostis, otherwise VF+
Weight: 15.74gm
Diameter: 27mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Diademed head of Philip I Philadelphus ("the Brother-Loving") right.

Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros seated left. Vertical inscriptions at sides.
Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ

The tetradrachm (Greek: τετράδραχμον) was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to four drachms. It was in wide circulation from 510 to 38 BC. The currency's use was also popular in Greek-influenced areas of present-day Persia and India.

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Philip I Philadelphus (Greek: Φίλιππος Α' ὁ Φιλάδελφος, "Philip the brother-loving"), a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom, was the fourth son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and his wife Tryphaena. Philip I took the diadem in 95 BC together with his brother (probably twin) Antiochus XI Ephiphanes, after the eldest son Seleucus VI Epiphanes was killed by their cousin Antiochus X Eusebes. He established himself in Antiochia after 92 BC and survived attacks from younger brother Demetrius III Eucaerus. His rule was ended in 83 BC when Tigranes conquered Syria, or earlier. He disappears from history at that point, but coins bearing his portrait were issued by later Roman authorities.