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Coin of Tarsos with bust of Tyche
Greek
Hellenistic Period or later
about 164 B.C. or later
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 12.63 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.937
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, veiled, turreted bust of Tyche to right.
In field, Greek letter delta.
Reverse: Monument with garlanded base on which is pyramidal structure containing Sandan standing right on animal between two altars. Eagle with wings spread on top of pyramid.
Three monograms at left. Inscription in Greek.
In field, Greek letter delta.
Reverse: Monument with garlanded base on which is pyramidal structure containing Sandan standing right on animal between two altars. Eagle with wings spread on top of pyramid.
Three monograms at left. Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 167); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963