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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Demetrios II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
Before 141 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris (Babylonia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 15.75 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.113
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2174.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Demetrios II right, in diadem, ends hanging downward.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Tyche seated left on throne supported by winged Tritoness, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek to right and left. In exergue, a monogram.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Tyche seated left on throne supported by winged Tritoness, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek to right and left. In exergue, a monogram.
ProvenanceBy 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 10, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 1184); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour