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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Seleukos II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
246–225 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Sardis (Lydia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 17.11 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.975
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 268.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Seleukos II to right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Apollo, turning to left, leans left arm on tripod and holds arrow in the right hand.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields, downwards. Monograms in left field.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Apollo, turning to left, leans left arm on tripod and holds arrow in the right hand.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields, downwards. Monograms in left field.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; November 14, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 140-