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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2570
People
Antiochos Hierax, Greek (r. 241-228 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Antiochos Hierax of Syria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
241 BCE-228 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ilion (Troas)
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148602

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.19 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS ANTIOXOY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
16.19 Ilium, Robinson Coll.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SC I 872, WSM 1606 (this coin)

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
1.1965.2570
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Antiochos I r. in style of Alexandria Troas, wearing winged diadem.
Rev.: Naked Apollo seated l. on omphalos, holding arrown and bow; in exergue, monogram and shield, and another monogram.

Verification Level

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