SYRIA. Seleukid Kingdom. Philip I Philadelphos, ca. 95/4-76/5 B.C. AR Tetradrachm, Antioch on the Orontes Mint, posthumous issue, ca. 69-57 B.C. NGC VF.SC-2488.2; HGC-9, 1323. Obverse: Diademed head right; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding crowning Nike and scepter; A to inner left, monogram below throne, uncertain letter in exergue; all within wreath. Quite worn and somewhat crystalized, this posthumous issue emanates from one of the final issues under the Seleukids.
