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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos III
Greek
Hellenistic Period
197–187 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Tarsos (Asia Minor)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 17.10 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.216
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2161.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Antiochos III to right, diademed.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Apollo, seated left on draped omphalos, holding bow and arrow. .
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monograms at left and right.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Apollo, seated left on draped omphalos, holding bow and arrow. .
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monograms at left and right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: S. Pozzi Collection: by 1920: with Naville & Cie., 6 and 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (auction of the Pozzi Collection, Galeries Fischer, Lucerne, Switzerland, April 4ff., 1921, lot 2948; by 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 10, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 952; by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: anonymous gift to MFA