AR Drachm 17mm. Antioch Mint SE 169-170 (144-2 B.C.)

Diademed and radiate head r.

Apollo seated l. on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow; HDP monogram below legs; In ex.: [date] and [STA]
BASILEWS ANTIOXOU EPIFANOUS DIONYSOU

cf. SC 2002.1d or 2002.2c

AU. NGC Scarce. Lightly toned and lustrous. Excellent detail. Slightly off center, obscuring the date. NGC certified 'About Uncirculated.' Older generation holder.

Antiochos VI was the son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea and was placed on the throne by Seleukid usurper Tryphon when he was just 4 or 5 years old. Tryphon had Antiochos put to death around age 7-9 after Tryphon's rival, Demetrios II, was defeated, leaving Tryphon free to declare himself king.