1.1965.2635: Tetradrachm of Antiochos VIII Grypos of Syria
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2635
- People
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Antiochus VIII Grypus, Greek (r. 126/5-96 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Antiochos VIII Grypos of Syria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 121 BCE-107 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Syria, Damascus
- Period
- Seleucid period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/148529
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.33 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Hess 202, 28 Oct. 1930, 2627
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SC II 2322.2, LSM 92
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
- 1.1965.2635
- 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 Antiochos VIII r., with hair in bangs above forehead and hornlike lock above ear, diadem ends falling straight behind, fillet border.
Rev.: BASILEWS ANTIOXOY in two lines on r., EPIPHANOUS on l., Zeus Unranius, nude, standing l., holding star and resting on sceptre, laurel wreath border. Control marks to left.
Verification Level
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