- ID: 203

Submitter: Jean-Luc

Added: 1998-01-16

SYRIA. Kings of Syria.
Achaios, 221-214 B.C.

AR-Tetradrachm.
Av.: Draped and diademed bust of Achaios to r.
Rv.: Athena standing to l. with shield and spear, to l., horse´s head.
c. 8,6 g. (correct weight).

Ref.: Newell, WSM, pl. 60,11.

BoC: 17/2, 1992/3, p.23.

FAKE – This old counterfeit copies the unique gold stater of Achaios in Munich. The apparent crcular incuse is wrong.