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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with bust of Demetrios II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
145/4 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 16.53 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.22
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed bust of Demetrios II to right.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, arrow in right hand, bow in left.
In field left, palm branch.
Inscriptions in Greek around, at left, between legs, and in the exergue.
Greek letters in the exergue indicate year 168 of the Seleucid rule.
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, arrow in right hand, bow in left.
In field left, palm branch.
Inscriptions in Greek around, at left, between legs, and in the exergue.
Greek letters in the exergue indicate year 168 of the Seleucid rule.
ProvenanceBy 1982: Arthur Houghton Collection; by date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 24, 1999