Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Antiochus I, II or III (?)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Antiochus I, II or III (?)

Greek

Date
3rd-2nd century BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Syria
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin portrays Antiochus facing right. On the back, the god Apollo sits on a rounded stone called an omphalos.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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