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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos I, struck under Antiochos II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 265–261 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Phokaia (Ionia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 17.02 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.967
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Antiochos I to right.
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left with arrow in right hand, bow in left.
In field left, griffin's head.
Monogram in field at right. Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left with arrow in right hand, bow in left.
In field left, griffin's head.
Monogram in field at right. Inscription in Greek at left and right.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 8, 1964