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Tetradrachm of Antioch (?) with head of Marc Antony
Roman Provincial
Late Republican Period
about 36 B.C.
Mint: Syria, Antioch (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 15.50 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.159
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2196.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Marc Antony to right, bare.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Bust of Kleopatra VII to right wearing diadem, earring, pearl necklace, and dress embroidered in front with pearls, hair adorned with pearls.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Border of dots.
Mint: Antioch
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Bust of Kleopatra VII to right wearing diadem, earring, pearl necklace, and dress embroidered in front with pearls, hair adorned with pearls.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Border of dots.
Mint: Antioch
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Anonymous private collection; April 4, 1935: anonymous gift to MFA