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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2577
People
Antiochos III the Great, Greek (r. 223-187 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Antiochos III the Great of Syria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
223 BCE-187 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukeia ad Tigrim (Syria)
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148358

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.47 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS ANTIOXOY

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SC I 1153.2, ESM 222

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
1.1965.2577
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Diademed head of Antiochos III r., with young, idealised features, hair in bangs over forehead, thin diadem ends waving in elaborate arabesques behind head, dotted border.
Rev.: Naked Apollo seated l. on omphalos testing arrow in r. hand and resting l. hand on grounded bow, monograms to l. and r., in exergue monogram

Verification Level

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