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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with bust of Antiochos X

Greek
Hellenistic Period
94 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 15.90 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.176
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Diademed bust of Antiochos X to right.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Within laurel wreath, Zeus Nikephoros seated left, scepter in left hand.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields, monograms at left and below throne.
ProvenanceBy 1973: with Fritz Burki, Am Luchsgraben 61, 8051 Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Fritz Burki (Robert E. Hecht acting as agent), April 10, 1974