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Stater of Kingdom of Syria with head of Athena, struck under Seleukos I
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
294–280 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Tarsos (Cilicia)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 8.59 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number54.567
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 257.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with serpent on the bowl, necklace, and earring.
Reverse: Nike in long chiton standing to left, holding wreath in raised right hand and stylis in left.
At lower left and right, monograms.
Inscription at left and right, downwards.
Reverse: Nike in long chiton standing to left, holding wreath in raised right hand and stylis in left.
At lower left and right, monograms.
Inscription at left and right, downwards.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Jameson Collection (Monnaies Grecques, vol. I, 1913, no. 1650: as from the Allatini Collection sale, no. 246); by 1954: with Adolph Hess A.G., Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (Hess auction, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, April 14, 1954, lot 180); purchased by MFA at the auction for $ 700.50 and accessioned May 13, 1954