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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2586
People
Antiochos IV Epiphanes, Greek (r. 175-164 BCE)
Title
Large Coin of Antiochos IV Epiphanes of Syria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
175 BCE-164 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147985

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
35.75 g
Die Axis
2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: BASILEWS ANTIOXOY THEOY EPIPHANOY

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SC II 1413

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
1.1965.2586
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Serapis r. with taenia, Osiris cap atop taenia, border of dots
Rev.: Eagle standing r. on thunderbolt

Verification Level

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