1.1965.2581: Tetradrachm of Seleucus IV
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2581
- People
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Seleucus IV Philopator, Greek (r. 187-175 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Seleucus IV
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 187 BCE-175 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
- Period
- Seleucid period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/147876
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17.21 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS SELEYKOY
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gans, 7 Nov. 1949, 2031
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SC I 1313.6h
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2581
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Diademed head of Seleukos r., fillet border.
Rev.: Naked Apollo seated l. on omphalos. holding arrow and bow. In l. field, plam branch; in exergue, M
Verification Level
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