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Coin of Kingdom of Syria with head of Apollo, struck under Demetrios II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
146–138 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 5.58 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.804
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head right of Apollo, hair in formal curls.
Reverse: Tripod - lebes, bound with fillet.
Inscriptions in Greek at left, in exergue and around.
Reverse: Tripod - lebes, bound with fillet.
Inscriptions in Greek at left, in exergue and 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