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Coin of Antioch with head of Tyche
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 59–60
Mint: Syria, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 6.11 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.807
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Tyche right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Garlanded, lighted altar.
In exergue: inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Garlanded, lighted altar.
In exergue: inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965