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Drachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Alexander I Balas
Greek
Hellenistic Period
150–145 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.35 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.968
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Alexander I Balas to right.
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left with arrow in right hand, bow in left.
Greek inscription at left and right. Monogram in exergue.
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left with arrow in right hand, bow in left.
Greek inscription at left and right. Monogram in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 8, 1964