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Antioelms II. 
No. 81. Gold. Stater , 08 inch. Weight 129 grains. Author. 
Duplicate, Mr. A. Grant. 
Obv. Diademed head of the king to the right. 
Rev. Zeus naked, with aegis on his left arm, and thunderbolt in his 
upraised right hand, moving to left; his feet wide apart. In the field 
eagle and wreath. Inscription as on No. 66. 
No. 82. Gold. Stater , 075 inch. Weight 127 grains. Author. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right, somewhat smaller than on the 
last. 
Rev. Zeus as on No. 81, but legs not so wide apart. In the field 
eagle with the letter N. Inscription as on No. 81. 
No. 83. Silver. Tetradrachma , l’OO inch. Weight 257 grains. 
Author. Several Duplicates. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right. 
Rev. Zeus combatting as on the gold coins. Eagle and monogram 
No. 29 of my list of Syrian monograms in Numismatic Chronicle. In¬ 
scription as on No. 81. 
No. 81. Silver. Tetradrachma , 1-05 inch. Weight 251 grains. 
Author. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right. 
Rev. Zeus combatting as before. In the field an eagle with the 
letter N. Inscription as on No. 81. 
No. 85. Silver. Drachma , 07 inch. Weight 60 grains. Author. 
Both types as on No. 81. 
No. 86. Silver. Drachma , 07 inch. Weight 61 grains. Author. 
Both types as on No. 81, but instead of the wreath, a monogram forming 
the letters YA. Inscription as on No. 81. 
Antiochus III. 
No. 87. Gold. Stater , 0*75. Weight 130 grains. Author. Du¬ 
plicate, 130 grains. 
Obv. Youthful diademed head of king. 
Rev. Apollo seated on Cortina. Star above, and lyre in field below, 
monogram forming AT or AIT. Inscription as on No. 66. 
No. 88. Gold. Stater , 072 inch. Weight 131 grains. Author. 
Obv. Youthful laureated head of king to right. 
Rev. Apollo seated on Cortina. In field to left A only. Inscription 
as before. 
I am aware that these gold coins with the- youthful face have been 
attributed to Antiochus ITierax by Mr. Percy Gardner. But I find it 
difficult to believe that any coins of Hierax, whose rule was confined to 
