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Tetradrachm of Antioch with bust of Hadrian

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 117–138
Mint: Syria, Antioch

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 13.00 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.114
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle standing on club (?), head turned left.
Palm in right field.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963