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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Seleukos IV
Greek
Hellenistic Period
187–175 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 17.60 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.118
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2162.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Seleukos IV to right, diademed.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Apollo, seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand and bow in left, resting on ground. Drapery over right thigh and omphalos.
In field at left, palm and wreath.
In exergue, monogram. Inscription in Greek at right and left.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Apollo, seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand and bow in left, resting on ground. Drapery over right thigh and omphalos.
In field at left, palm and wreath.
In exergue, monogram. Inscription in Greek at right and left.
ProvenanceBy 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 10, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 1009); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour