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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos VI
Greek
Hellenistic Period
143–142 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 15.70 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.210
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2177.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Antiochos VI to right, wearing diadem, one end hanging downwards, the other on neck, crown of six rays.
Fillet border.
Reverse: The Dioskouroi on galloping horses left, each with pointed hat surmounted by star of six rays, chlamys flying in wind, and couched spear in right; border of lotus flowers, wheat ears and ivy leaves, tied below.
Inscriptions in Greek above, to the right, and below.
Fillet border.
Reverse: The Dioskouroi on galloping horses left, each with pointed hat surmounted by star of six rays, chlamys flying in wind, and couched spear in right; border of lotus flowers, wheat ears and ivy leaves, tied below.
Inscriptions in Greek above, to the right, and below.