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Drachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos VI
Greek
Hellenistic Period
144–143 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.15 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2176.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Antiochos VI to right, wearing diadem, one end hanging downwards, the other on neck, and a crown of six rays.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos over which drapery falls. He holds an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left hand.
Inscriptions in Greek at left, right, between legs and in exergue.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos over which drapery falls. He holds an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left hand.
Inscriptions in Greek at left, right, between legs and in exergue.