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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of Zeus, struck under Antiochos IV
Greek
Hellenistic Period
168–164 B.C.
Mint: Syria (Kingdom), Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 16.70 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.133
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2165.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Zeus Olympios, laureate facing right.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Zeus wearing himation seated on throne, facing left,
and holding in right hand: Nike crowning him.
Inscription in Greek to right, left, and in exergue.
Note that the Greek inscription on the left is incomplete.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Zeus wearing himation seated on throne, facing left,
and holding in right hand: Nike crowning him.
Inscription in Greek to right, left, and in exergue.
Note that the Greek inscription on the left is incomplete.
ProvenanceBy 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 10, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 1048) by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoe Wilbour, April 4, 1935