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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Demetrios III
Greek
Hellenistic Period
91–90 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Damaskos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 15.32 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number54.142
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 293.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Demetrios III to right.
Cable (?) border.
Reverse: Veiled, polymastic statue of Demeter or Atargatis, standing facing on short ground line, ears of barley on shoulders and in left hand.
Inscriptions at left, right and below.
Cable (?) border.
Reverse: Veiled, polymastic statue of Demeter or Atargatis, standing facing on short ground line, ears of barley on shoulders and in left hand.
Inscriptions at left, right and below.
ProvenanceBy 1954: with Numismatic Fine Arts, Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Mail Bid Sale, March 9, 1954, no. 386); April 8, 1954: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 150.00