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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Demetrios I
Greek
Hellenistic Period
162–151 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Tarsos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 16.78 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1172
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2167.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Demetrios I to right, wearing fillet with flying ends.
Laurel wreath border tied below.
Reverse: Tyche seated to left on throne without back, the leg of which is in the form of a winged Tritoness; in right hand, a short sceptre downwards, on left arm a large cornucopia with fruits; she wears girded chiton, himation and turreted headdress, and over her knees a mantle.
Inscription in Greek at sides; monograms at left over a club and at right above bird's wing.
Laurel wreath border tied below.
Reverse: Tyche seated to left on throne without back, the leg of which is in the form of a winged Tritoness; in right hand, a short sceptre downwards, on left arm a large cornucopia with fruits; she wears girded chiton, himation and turreted headdress, and over her knees a mantle.
Inscription in Greek at sides; monograms at left over a club and at right above bird's wing.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1301); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren