Tetradrachm of Antiochus VIII (Grypus), King of the Seleucid Kingdom; Cleopatra from Antioch Mint: Antioch (Syria)
Ruler: Antiochus VIII (Grypus), King of the Seleucid Empire, ruled 125–96 B.C.
Ruler: Cleopatra Thea, ca. 164–121 B.C.

125–121 B.C.

Numismatics

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Cleopatra II, not to be confused with the consort of Caesar and Antony, was one of the most remarkable women in antiquity. She was successively the wife of three Seleucid kings and she was a mother of two—the first of whom she murdered, the second of whom is seen here associated with her in rule.

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

16.44 g, 12:00, 28.5 mm

Credit Line

Ruth Elizabeth White Fund

Accession Number

2004.6.11

Geography

Made in Antioch, Syria

Culture

Roman

Period

2nd century B.C.

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Jugate busts r. of Cleopatra diademed and draped in foreground and Antiochus VIII diademed behind.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: BASILISSAS / KLEOPATRAS - BASILEOS / ANTIOCHOU [Gk.] to r. and l. vertically downward. Zeus seated l. on throne holding Victory in extended r. and sceptre with trilobe in l. To l., IE; beneath throne, A.
Provenance
Professor Dr. Peter Robert Franke and Leonore Franke, Munich, from about 1960 to 2004; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

coins, money, tetradrachms

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