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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Antiochos VII
Greek
Hellenistic Period
138–129 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 16.33 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.116
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 287.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right.
Cable border.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted and in long chiton, stands on ground line looking left, holding Nike in right hand, spear in left, shield with Medusa head at her left side.
In field at left and right: inscriptions in Greek. Two monograms at left.
Laurel wreath around.
Cable border.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted and in long chiton, stands on ground line looking left, holding Nike in right hand, spear in left, shield with Medusa head at her left side.
In field at left and right: inscriptions in Greek. Two monograms at left.
Laurel wreath around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963