Antiochus XII Dionysus
Antiochus XII reigned as King of Syria between 87 and 82 BC. He was the youngest son of Antiochus VIII and his Egyptian wife Tryphaena. He focused his attention on Syria’s southern reaches into which the Judaeans and Nabataeans sought to expand. He may have received assistance from Ptolemaic Egypt to gain his throne, which is reflected in his coinage.
