Advanced Search
Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos III
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 204–197 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 17.08 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.965
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Antiochos III to right.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos holding bow in left hand, arrow in right.
Tripod in field left.
Inscription in Greek.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos holding bow in left hand, arrow in right.
Tripod in field left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 8, 1964