Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4436
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004436
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Ancient Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Paris
Production place:
Ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Antiochus VIII Grypus (King of Syria) and Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ and M
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
125-121 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29 millimeters and weight 16.33 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4436, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4436, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4436, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4436, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4436, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4436, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4436, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.33 grams, 29 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing l. diademed, holding star and long scepter; in exergue, l. Μ.

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