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1/8 stater of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Herakles, struck under Philip II
Greek
Late Classical Period
356–336 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Pella or Amphipolis
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 1.06 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.715
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0646.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles unbearded to right in lion's skin.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Kantharos.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Kantharos.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
ProvenanceGreenwell Collection. September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Regling does not list this as Greenwell.
Regling does not list this as Greenwell.