Obverse: Diademed head of Seleucid king Antiochos IV Epiphanes to right, the two ends of the diadem off flan; behind, the mint monogram; border composed of pairs of beads alternating with a biconical element. Reverse: Zeus holding a long sceptre in his left hand, seated to left on throne. Two columns of its backrest are visible. A Nike stands on his extended right hand and crowns him with a wreath. To right and left downwards ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ // ΘΕΟΥ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ / ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ; in outer left field, a palm branch, in exergue the mint monogram (same as obv.) coupled with another monogram probably identifying the magistrate supervising the mint. The palm branch and the mint monogram are the characteristic marks of the coins minted in Ake-Ptolemais. Antiochos IV ruled from 175 to 164 B.C. This tetradrachm is part of a series linked to the increased coin production prompted by the Maccabean Revolt in Judea, which began in 167 B.C. The portrait of the king shows a neat and elegant head, with well-defined features: a delicately curved nose, full lips, and luxuriant flowing hair surmounting a high forehead. Although it retains a certain degree of individuality, Mørkholm observes that, compared to earlier coins from his reign, the style after 173 B.C. tends to idealise the king's image. Individual chararcteristics, such as his incipient baldness, are softened in favor of a full mane of hair and exceptionally regular features – traits that, since the time of Alexander the Great, have become emblematic of the deified ruler.