Tetradrachm with Heads of Cleopatra Thea and Antiochus VIII

Culture: Ancient Greek, c.900–31 BCE
Period: Hellenistic period, 323–31 BCE
Depicted: Antiochus VIII Grypus, King of Syria and the Seleucid Empire, reigned 125–96 BCE
Depicted: Cleopatra I Thea, Queen Consort of Syria and the Seleucid Empire, reigned 150–126 BCE
Date: 125–121 BCE
Material: Silver
associated with: Asia
Classification: Coins & currency, metalwork
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 320 East
Dimensions: 16.55 grams
1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Cornelius F. P. Stueck
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 194:1991

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