Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Fig. 991. idealised portrait-head of himself, sometimes with twin stars at the ends of hisdiadem^, and on the reverse Zeus enthroned with a Nike in his hand. The Nikeextends a wreath towards the god. And the accom-panying legend reads Of King Antiochos, the GodMade Manifest (fig. 99i)S or Of King Antiochos, theGod Made Manifest, Bearer of Victory (fig. 992)^Another imposing type has on the obverse the head ofthe monarch, wreathed with wild-olive and bearded asif he were indeed Zeus Olynipios^ on the reverse Zeusenthroned with Nike in the act of crowning him
Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Fig. 991. idealised portrait-head of himself, sometimes with twin stars at the ends of hisdiadem^, and on the reverse Zeus enthroned with a Nike in his hand. The Nikeextends a wreath towards the god. And the accom-panying legend reads Of King Antiochos, the GodMade Manifest (fig. 99i)S or Of King Antiochos, theGod Made Manifest, Bearer of Victory (fig. 992)^Another imposing type has on the obverse the head ofthe monarch, wreathed with wild-olive and bearded asif he were indeed Zeus Olynipios^ on the reverse Zeusenthroned with Nike in the act of crowning him (fig. 993)^or his pompous inscription (fig. 994). It is very pos-sible that this coin commemorates the erection of theOlympian Zeus at Daphne. Be that as it may, thestatue was probably made of gold and ivory, like its original at Fig. 992. Daphnaei Apollinis fanum, quod Epiphanes Antiochus rex ille condidit iracundus at saevus,et simulacrum in eo Olympiaci lovis imitamenti aequiparans magnitudinem, subita viflammarum exustum est. But Liban. or. 11. 94 ff. (i. 1. 467, i fif. Foerster) and eccl. 5. 19 agree that the sanctuary of ApoUon Aa(f)vacos was the work of Seleukos iNikator. Presumably Antiochos Epiphanes added to its attractions. Overbeck Zeus p. 58 by an odd blunder takes Ammianus to mean that Antiochosdedicated at Daphne a statue of ApoUon in the guise of Olympian Zeus ! ^ We may fairly suspect that the same intention prompted Antiochos sacrilegious treat-ment of the temples at Jerusalem and on Mt Gerizim {supra i. 233, ii. 887 n. o no. (31)). ^ See E. R. Bevan A note on Antiochos Epiphanes in the Journ. Hell. Stud. 1900XX. 26—30, id. The House of Seleucus London 1902 ii. 154 ff., G. F. Hill Historical GreekCoins London 1906 p. 144. 3 Tetradrachms with rev. BAHAEni ANTIOXOY
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