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Tetradrachm of Antioch with bust of Geta
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 204
Mint: Syria, Antioch; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 13.25 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number69.1094
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Geta to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle, wings spread, head to right, standing on leg and thigh.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle, wings spread, head to right, standing on leg and thigh.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceOne of a hoard of coins found in a pottery jar at Gush Halav in Upper Galilee and acquired by Major H. Ophir in Nazareth in 1948; by 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; June 13, 1969: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, September 23, 1969