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Tetradrachm of Antioch with bust of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 111
Mint: Syria, Antioch; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 13.78 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.514
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, bust of Trajan right, above eagle and club.
Inscription in Greek
Reverse: Tyche of Antioch seated right, ears of corn in outstretched right hand.
At her feet Orontes swims right.
Inscription in Greek
Inscription in Greek
Reverse: Tyche of Antioch seated right, ears of corn in outstretched right hand.
At her feet Orontes swims right.
Inscription in Greek
ProvenanceOne of a hoard of coins found in a pottery jar at Gush Halav in Upper Galilee and acquired by Major H. Ophir in Nazareth in 1948; by 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; 1970: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; loaned to MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, June 10, 1970 (as 127.1970); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998