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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with horned head of horse, struck under Seleukos I
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 281 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Pergamon (Mysia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 16.91 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1997.91
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Horned head of bridled horse right.
Reverse: Elephant walking right/
Above, star; below, anchor.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Elephant walking right/
Above, star; below, anchor.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceApril 29, 1997, anonymous sale (auction 82), Giessener Münzhandlung Dieter Gorny, Munich, lot 148, to Leu Numismatik, Zurich [see note]; 1997, sold by Leu Numismatik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 1997)
NOTE: Bidding on the MFA's behalf.
NOTE: Bidding on the MFA's behalf.