Cleopatra Thea and Antiochus VIII, ruled 125-121 BC
AR tetradrachm 16.5567 g, 27.8 mm
Damascus 121/0 BC
1. Houghton, Arthur, Catherine Lorber, and Oliver Hoover. 2008. Selucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalog. Part II: Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII. Page 477 #2267.2 and Plate 45 2267.2a. New York: The American Numismatic Society. 2. Newell, Edward T. 1939. Late Seleucid Mints in Ake-Ptolemais and Damascus. In Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 84. Pages 60 #88 and Plate XI #87-88. New York: The American Numismatic Society.
Obverse
Diademed busts of Cleopatra and Antiochus jugate to right.
Reverse
Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned, facing left, holding Nike on outstretched right hand and resting left on a sceptre
ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ   ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ   ΘΕΑΣ   ΚΑΙ   ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ   ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ