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Diobol of Erythrai with head of Herakles, struck under Aitor
Greek
Hellenistic Period
200–133 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Erythrai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 1.32 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1028
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1846.
DescriptionObverse: Head of youthful Herakles in lion's skin to left.
Reverse: Club above bow and quiver in case.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below club.
At left, erect ear of wheat. At right above club, a lighted torch.
Reverse: Club above bow and quiver in case.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below club.
At left, erect ear of wheat. At right above club, a lighted torch.
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.