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Stater of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Demetrios Poliorketes
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 290–289 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Amphipolis
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 8.63 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.2550
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 053.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Demetrios Poliorketes to right, with horn.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Horseman with couched spear and wearing kausia and mantle galloping to right, on short ground line.
In field left and right, monograms. Above and below: inscriptions.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Horseman with couched spear and wearing kausia and mantle galloping to right, on short ground line.
In field left and right, monograms. Above and below: inscriptions.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.; December 10, 1953: purchased by MFA from Hugo Weissmann for $ 4,000.00