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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.193
People
Antiochos II Theos, Greek (r. 261-246 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Antiochos II, Sardis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
261 BCE-246 BCE
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/5324

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.62 g
Denomination
tetradrachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
WSM 1388, CS 518e [Sardis?

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell in honor of David Mitten
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.193
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Diademed head of Antiochos I to r.
Rev.: Apollo seated on omphalos, wearing sandals, holding two arrows in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow. Controls in exergue.

Verification Level

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