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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with bust of Alexander I Balas
Greek
Hellenistic Period
149–148 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Tyre (Phoenicia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 13.88 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.127
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2172.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Alexander I Balas to right, diademed, ends hanging downwards; chlamys round neck.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Within beaded border, eagle with closed wings standing left on prow of galley, left; over shoulder, palm.
At left on club, monogram of Tyre.
Inscriptions in Greek around and at right.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Within beaded border, eagle with closed wings standing left on prow of galley, left; over shoulder, palm.
At left on club, monogram of Tyre.
Inscriptions in Greek around and at right.
ProvenanceBy 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 10, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 1167); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour