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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
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

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.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 8, 1964