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Drachm of Athens with head of Athena, struck under Xenokles and Harmoxenos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
109–107 B.C. (?)
Mint: Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 4.11 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.280
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1104.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to right, with foreparts of four horses on front ridge of helmet, a griffin on the side, border of dots along the edge, and scroll on the back. Helmet has three crests.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Within an olive-wreath, an owl standing to right on an amphora. Inscriptions in Greek and, at right, dolphin crossed with trident upwards.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Within an olive-wreath, an owl standing to right on an amphora. Inscriptions in Greek and, at right, dolphin crossed with trident upwards.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren