Tetradrachm of Antiochos II Theos of Syria
261 BCE-246 BCE
Artists
Description
Obv.: Diademed head of Antiochus I r., border of dots Rev.: Naked Apollo seated l. on omphalos, holding arrow and bow. Monograms to l. and r.
Dimensions
16.95 g
Provenance
Baron Alexandre de Petrowicz or Rev. Edgar Rogers (before 1925), sold; [through Naville, Geneva, “sale X,” June 15, 1925, lot 858], sold; to [Henry Chapman, Philadelphia (1925)], sold; to Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson [1], London (1925-1941), sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (1941-), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson (1887-1976). “Robinson collection, no. 506, August 26, 1941” and “(from Baron Alexander sale (Geneva June 15, 1925) Robinson bought Henry Chapman September 4, 1925” according to Dewing’s inventory card. 2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971).
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