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Drachm of Kos with head of Herakles, struck under Aristandros
Greek
Hellenistic Period
Early 2nd–1st century B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Kos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 2.92 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1090
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2027.
DescriptionObverse: Head of youthful Herakles in lion's skin to right.
Reverse: In incuse square, a crab above a club.
Inscriptions in Greek above the crab, at right, and below the club.
Reverse: In incuse square, a crab above a club.
Inscriptions in Greek above the crab, at right, and below the 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
purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren