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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Herakles, struck under Philetairos of Pergamon in the name of Seleukos I
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 269–268 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Pergamon (Mysia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 16.85 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.1143
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 263.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Zeus seated to left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand, scepter in raised left. In field at left, helmeted head of Athena. Crescent below throne.
Inscription in Greek.
Tetradrachm of Syria, Seleucid Kings, during the reign of Antiochos I, struck by Philetairos of Pergamon, probably about 269 or 268 B.C.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Zeus seated to left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand, scepter in raised left. In field at left, helmeted head of Athena. Crescent below throne.
Inscription in Greek.
Tetradrachm of Syria, Seleucid Kings, during the reign of Antiochos I, struck by Philetairos of Pergamon, probably about 269 or 268 B.C.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; December 12, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. for $ 175-