Obverse: Diademed head of Demetrios I to right. Chain-wreath around. Slightly doublestruck. Reverse: Tyche seated to left, on throne supported by winged female monster, holding scepter in right hand and cornucopia in left. Ground line. Monogram at left. Inscription in Greek in left and...
Provenance
By 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 10, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 1080); by 1960: with Numismatic Fine Arts, Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Mail Bid Sale 16, April 19, 1960, lot 413); May 11, 1960: purchased by MFA from Numismatic Fine Arts, Edward Gans for $ 715.00 (this is the total price for 60.515-60.517)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Greek, Hellenistic Period, 162–150 B.C.
Mint
Antioch, Syria (Kingdom)
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 275.
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 16.92 gm. Die Axis: 2
Accession Number
60.516
Medium or Technique
Silver