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Coin of Hierapolis-Kastabala? with head of Tarkondimotos I
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
about 39–31 B.C.
Mint: Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala?
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 8.21 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1990.332
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of King Tarkondimotos I to right.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding Nike on right hand, scepter in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding Nike on right hand, scepter in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Bank Leu AG, In Gassen 20, Zurich, Switzerland (Leu auction 50, Hotel Savoy-Baur en Ville, Zurich, April 25, 1990, lot 190); purchased at the Leu auction by Dennis P. Devine, 24 Meroke Lane, Rocky Point, New York 11778; June 27, 1990: purchased by MFA from Dennis P. Devine