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Didrachm of Kos with head of Herakles, struck under Philon
Greek
Hellenistic Period
300–190 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Kos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 7.06 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1086
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2023.
DescriptionObverse: Head of youthful Herakles in lion's skin to right.
Reverse: In incuse square, a crab above a club.
Inscriptions in Greek above crab and below club.
Reverse: In incuse square, a crab above a club.
Inscriptions in Greek above crab and below club.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904:
purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.
purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.