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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.13
People
Antiochos IV Epiphanes, Greek (r. 175-164 BCE)
Title
Coin of Antiochos IV Epiphanes of Syria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
175-164 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Seleucid
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170690

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.41 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: BAΣIΛEYΣMEΓ AΣ ANTIOXOΣ
  • Reverse Inscription: KOMMAΓ HNΩN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.100.13
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Antiochus IV r., beardless, wearing diadem, border of dots.
Rev.: Scorpion, inscription and type in plain circle: whole in laurel wreath: border of dots.

Verification Level

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