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Coin of Sparta (Lacedaemonians) with bust of Zeus, struck under C. Iulius Eurycles
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
31–2 B.C.
Mint: Achaea: Peloponnese, Sparta (Lacedaemonians)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 4.43 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.758
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed bust of Zeus right.
Reverse: Within wreath, club between Greek letters.
Reverse: Within wreath, club between Greek letters.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965