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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos V
Greek
Hellenistic Period
164–162 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 16.10 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.139
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2166.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Antiochos V to right, diademed.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Zeus clad in himation below the waist, seated left on throne, holding on right hand Nike who crowns the King's name. Left hand resting on sceptre.
Monogram at left. Inscription in Greek at right, left, and below.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Zeus clad in himation below the waist, seated left on throne, holding on right hand Nike who crowns the King's name. Left hand resting on sceptre.
Monogram at left. Inscription in Greek at right, left, and below.
ProvenanceBy 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 10, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 1053); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; anonymous gift to MFA, April 4, 1935