SYRIA. Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII Sidetes, 138-129 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (16.56 gms), Cappadocian Mint, Posthumous issue under Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia. CHOICE VERY FINE. SC-2145. Obverse: Diademed head right; Reverse: Athena standing left, holding spear and crowning Nike; two monograms to inner left, shield to right inscribed Δ; all within wreath. Part of the vast series of Cappadocian issues that continued the style and types of the Seleukid king Antiochos VII, this RARE type features a tiny Δ on the shield, along with the typically well worn obverse die, as the attributing factors.
