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Tetradrachm of Kos with head of Herakles, struck under Xanthippos
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
366–300 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Kos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 15.22 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5611
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2017.
DescriptionObverse: Head of bearded Herakles to left, wearing a lion-skin cap which does not cover his neck.
Reverse: Within a dotted square in an incuse square, crab and club.
Below the crab inscription in Greek; below the club inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within a dotted square in an incuse square, crab and club.
Below the crab inscription in Greek; below the club inscription in Greek.
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)