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Drachm of Erythrai with head of Herakles, struck under Molion
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
330–300 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Erythrai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 3.49 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1026
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1842.
DescriptionObverse: Head of youthful Herakles to right, in lion's skin.
Reverse: Club above horizontal bow and quiver in case.
In field at right an owl sideways, head downwards.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below club; monogram below at left.
Reverse: Club above horizontal bow and quiver in case.
In field at right an owl sideways, head downwards.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below club; monogram below at left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.