Drachm
Antiochus VII
Greek
Asia Minor
Middle East
138-129 BCE
Silver
Diameter: 11/16 in. (18.1 mm)
Weight: 4 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29586
Geography
Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Syria, West Asia, Asia
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Head of King right. Reverse: Nike walking left [inscription]
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
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