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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.56
People
Antiochos IV Epiphanes, Greek (r. 175-164 BCE)
Title
Coin of Antiochos IV Epiphanes of Syria, Seleuceia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
175 BCE-164 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukeia ad Tigrim (Syria)
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186357

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.05 g
Die Axis
12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SC II 1510

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.85.56
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Radiate, diademed head of Antiochos IV r., diadem ends falling straight behind, fillet border.
Rev.: BASILEWS on r., ANTIOXOY on l., goddess with polos seated l. on high-backed throne, holding Nike and sometimes sceptre, bird standing l. at feet, dotted border.

Verification Level

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