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Hemidrachm of Klazomenai with head of Apollo, struck under Apollas
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
360–300 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Klazomenai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 1.94 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5572
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1867.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo, laureate, three quarters front to left, his chlamys clasped at his neck.
Reverse: Swan standing to left, flapping its wings.
In field left, a ram's head.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below swan.
Reverse: Swan standing to left, flapping its wings.
In field left, a ram's head.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below swan.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)