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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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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

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
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Anonymous private collection; April 4, 1935: anonymous gift to MFA