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Tetradrachm of Antioch with bust of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 98–117
Mint: Syria, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 15.01 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Trajan to right.
Eagle to right, below. Club in field at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Laureate bust of Herakles-Melkart to right, lion's skin knotted around his neck.
Inscription in Greek.
Eagle to right, below. Club in field at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Laureate bust of Herakles-Melkart to right, lion's skin knotted around his neck.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963