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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos VIII
Greek
Hellenistic Period
108–96 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 16.20 gm.
Credit Line
Gift of F. Munroe Endicott
Accession Number34.1290
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2190.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Antiochos VIII right, diademed, within fillet border.
Reverse: Zeus, clad in himation, seated left, holding Nike and sceptre.
Inscriptions in Greek at right and left.
Monogram above A at extreme left.
(Note the media screen reading of I and M at left has been replaced in Brett catalogue as a monogram above an A.)
Reverse: Zeus, clad in himation, seated left, holding Nike and sceptre.
Inscriptions in Greek at right and left.
Monogram above A at extreme left.
(Note the media screen reading of I and M at left has been replaced in Brett catalogue as a monogram above an A.)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: F. Monroe Endicott Collection; gift of F. Monroe Endicott to MFA, November 1, 1934