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Coin of Patrai with head of Herakles, struck under Metrodoros and Menekleos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
146–32 B.C.
Mint: Achaia (Peloponnesos), Patrai
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 7.00 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.755
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Herakles right.
Reverse: Athena standing right, holds round shield and spear across body.
At right, owl. At left, monogram.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing right, holds round shield and spear across body.
At right, owl. At left, monogram.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965