Coin; AR; tetradrachm; Greek. 16.15 grams, 24 mm. Antiochus I, 281-261 BC. Bactra, Bactria. Obverse: head of Antiochus I r. diademed. Reverse: head of horned horse r.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Syria
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
June 23, 1905
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Antiochus I Soter (King of Syria)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: BASILEOS ANTIOXOY
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
281-261 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 24 millimeters and weight 16.15 grams
Loans:
S1982-1983 #30: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (February 28, 1983–March 17, 1983) and S1996-1997 #5d: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 13, 1996–April 17, 1997)