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1/2 stater of Kingdom of Epiros with head of Artemis, struck under Pyrrhos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 278–276 B.C.
Mint: Epiros (Kingdom), Syracuse (Sicily)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 4.26 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number2000.1041
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Artemis to right, wearing earring and necklace.
Quiver behind her shoulder.
In field at left, torch.
Reverse: Nike flying left, carrying a trophy in her left hand and a wreath in her right.
In field at left, thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek.
Quiver behind her shoulder.
In field at left, torch.
Reverse: Nike flying left, carrying a trophy in her left hand and a wreath in her right.
In field at left, thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1988: with Münzhandlung Lanz, Maximiliansplatz 10, Munich, Germany, auction 46, lot 116; by 1996: with Leu Numismatik AG, In Gassen 20, Zurich, auction 65, May 21, 1996, lot 109; by 2000: with Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, London and M & M Numismatics Ltd, Washington, DC (The New York Sale, Auction III, New York Marriott World Trade Center, December 7, 2000, lot 107); purchased on behalf of MFA at The New York Sale, Auction III by Antiqua Inc., 20969 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 11, Woodland Hills, California 91364; purchased by MFA from Antiqua Inc., January 24, 2001