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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with bust of Seleukos VI
Greek
Hellenistic Period
95–94 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 16.10 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.177
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed bust of Seleukos VI to right.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Within laurel wreath, Zeus Nikephoros seated left, scepter in left hand. Inscription in Greek in left and right fields, with monograms at left and below throne.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Within laurel wreath, Zeus Nikephoros seated left, scepter in left hand. Inscription in Greek in left and right fields, with monograms at left and below throne.
ProvenanceBy 1973: with Fritz Burki, Am Luchsgraben 61, 8051 Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Fritz Burki (Robert E. Hecht acting as agent), April 10, 1974