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Coin of Antioch with head of Zeus
Roman Provincial
Late Republican Period
31–30 B.C.
Mint: Syria, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 11.84 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.866
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse: Zeus seated left holds scepter in left hand, Nike on right.
In field left, cornucopia.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Laurel wreath around.
Reverse: Zeus seated left holds scepter in left hand, Nike on right.
In field left, cornucopia.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Laurel wreath around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965