Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4438
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004438
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Ancient Syria
Production place:
Sub Mint L, ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (King of Syria) and Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
116-96 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 15.99 grams and linear 29 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4438, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4438, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4438, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4438, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4438, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4438, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4438, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.99 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus IX, 116-95 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus IX r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Pallas standing l., holding in right hand Nike, in left spear and shield; to left, N̅ / A; to right, A.

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