A bronze coin minted in Ptolemais (Acre), bearing the visage of Antiochus IV, the infamous king whose edicts brought about the Maccabean revolt in 167 BCE.
Obverse: Antiochus IV, facing right
Reverse: Image of a veiled goddess (Artemis, Persephone or Demeter) holding a long scepter or torch, flanked by the legend BAΣIΛE[ΩΣ] ANTI[OXOY]: “King Antiochus”
Date: 173–168 BCE
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