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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos I, struck under Antiochos II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 261–250 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Sardis (Lydia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 17.05 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.216
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head to right of elderly Antiochos I.
Reverse: Apollo, wearing sandals, seated to left on omphalos, arrow in right hand, bow in left.
Monograms in the exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo, wearing sandals, seated to left on omphalos, arrow in right hand, bow in left.
Monograms in the exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1973: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; May 9, 1973: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.