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1/2 stater of Kingdom of Syria with enthroned Tyche, struck under Demetrios I
Greek
Hellenistic Period
151–150 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 4.28 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.165
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 279.
DescriptionObverse: Tyche enthroned to left, holding scepter and cornucopia.
Ground line.
Inscription in field at right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Cornucopiae crowned with a diadem.
Inscription in left and right fields. Monograms at left.
Border of dots.
Ground line.
Inscription in field at right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Cornucopiae crowned with a diadem.
Inscription in left and right fields. Monograms at left.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., February 14, 1962