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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Demetrios II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
145–144 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 16.49 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1980.33
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Demetrios II to right, within laurel wreath.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, arrow in right hand, left hand on bow.
Inscriptions in Greek in left and right fields, downwards, and in exergue.
Monograms at left and between Apollo's legs.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, arrow in right hand, left hand on bow.
Inscriptions in Greek in left and right fields, downwards, and in exergue.
Monograms at left and between Apollo's legs.
ProvenanceBy 1979: with Numismatic Fine Arts Inc., 342 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California (Numismatic Fine Arts auction 6, February 27-28, 1979, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, lot 380); by 1980: with Fritz Bürki, 76 Thurgauerstrasse, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Fritz Bürki, February 20, 1960