Antiochus was a Hellenistic monarch of the Seleucid Empire reigning between 175 and 170 BC.
Silver tetradrachm of Antiochus, son of Seleucus IV, minted in Antioch, featuring a portrait of Antiochus on the obverse. SC 1369
Seleucus IV Philopator
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Seleucus IV Philopator, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran.
Antiochus (son of Seleucus IV)
…portrait known from his coins indicate that he was approximately five years old when he assumed the throne in 175 BC. He was the younger son of King Seleucus IV and his wife Laodice IV. The Empire was obligated by the 188 BC Treaty of Apamea, signed after King Antiochus III lost a war against the Romans, to…
Coin of Seleucus IV Philopator. Reverse shows Apollo seated on omphalos. Greek legend reads: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, "of king Seleucus."
Portrait of Seleucus IV Philopator on the obverse of one of his silver coins.