Cleveland Museum of Art

Tetradrachm: Head of Antiochos VIII (obverse); Zeus Ouranios (reverse)

Date: 112–110 BCE
Medium: silver
Culture: Greek, Seleukid, minted at Antioch (Syria), reign of Antiochos VIII
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Like his ancestors before him, Antiochos VIII emulates the style of Alexander III (the Great) on this coin, preferring wild, curly hair, a simple diadem, and clean-shaven face. On the reverse Zeus Ouranios gives his divine approval, standing with a scepter and bright star that shines above two mint marks in a very crowded field. The coins of Antiochos VIII are distinguished by his extremely hooked nose and pudgy face.

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