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Hemidrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of youth, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
311–309 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Kardia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 2.04 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.197
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0821.
DescriptionObverse: Youthful head to right, with band in hair.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Horseman galloping to right.
Above, Greek letters
Below, an ear of corn (?) and forepart of lion to right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Horseman galloping to right.
Above, Greek letters
Below, an ear of corn (?) and forepart of lion to right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren