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Quadrans of Paestum with head of Poseidon
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 268–89 B.C.
Mint: Lucania, Paestum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.75 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.652
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Poseidon right.
At left: series of three dots.
Reverse: Dolphin to right.
Above, caduceus and four dots.
Inscription in Greek below.
At left: series of three dots.
Reverse: Dolphin to right.
Above, caduceus and four dots.
Inscription in Greek below.
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