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 (Persephone or Demeter)

Date: 175–164 BCE

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