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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Seleukos I, struck under Antiochos I
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 276–272 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Sardis (Lydia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 16.88 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1981.6
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, horned head of Seleukos I to right.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, bow in right hand.
Monogram at left. Inscriptions in Greek in field and below.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, bow in right hand.
Monogram at left. Inscriptions in Greek in field and below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc., 342 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California (auction 9, Plaza Hotel, New York City, December 10, 1980, lot 316); purchased at NFA auction by MFA; accessioned January 14, 1981