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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos VIII
Greek
Hellenistic Period
121–113 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Tarsos (Cilicia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 16.71 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1046
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 290.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right.
Cable border.
Reverse: Conical shrine on garlanded base, eagle between two baetyls.
Monograms to left. Inscription in right and left fields, downwards.
Cable border.
Reverse: Conical shrine on garlanded base, eagle between two baetyls.
Monograms to left. Inscription in right and left fields, downwards.
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 3020); by date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection (SNG, Lockett, no. 3182); by 1961: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of the Lockett Collection, February 21-23, 1961, lot 2634); purchased at the Lockett auction by A. H. Baldwin and Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London W.C. 2; October 11, 1961: 61.1039–61.1067 purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin and Sons, Ltd. for a total price of £ 1099/-/-.