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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos VII
Greek
Hellenistic Period
131–130 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Tyre (Phoenicia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 16.73 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.654
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 286.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right.
Cable border.
Reverse: Armed Athena stands looking to left, holding Nike in her right hand, spear and shield with Gorgoneion in her left.
Club in field at left, with monogram above. Ground line.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left, at right, and in exergue.
Laurel wreath around.
Ruler: Antiochos VII, 138-129 B.C.
Cable border.
Reverse: Armed Athena stands looking to left, holding Nike in her right hand, spear and shield with Gorgoneion in her left.
Club in field at left, with monogram above. Ground line.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left, at right, and in exergue.
Laurel wreath around.
Ruler: Antiochos VII, 138-129 B.C.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., for $ 45- (total price for 62.639–62.655 = $ 2300-)