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Stater of Knossos with head of Demeter or Persephone
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 300 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Knossos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 10.94 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.396
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Demeter or Persephone left, hair rolled and bound with corn-wreath.
Reverse: Zeus seated left holding sceptre in left hand, patera in right.
Maeander pattern around.
Inscription in Greek at left.
Reverse: Zeus seated left holding sceptre in left hand, patera in right.
Maeander pattern around.
Inscription in Greek at left.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. James's, London S.W. 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., March 10, 1965