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Coin of Kingdom of Macedonia with male head in Corinthian helmet, struck under Demetrios Poliorketes
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
306–283 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Uncertain (Caria) (?)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.5 mm. Weight: 2.31 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.703
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Youthful male head in Corinthian helmet to right.
Reverse: Prow to right.
At right, double-axe. At left, aplustre.
Monogram below. Above: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prow to right.
At right, double-axe. At left, aplustre.
Monogram below. Above: inscription in Greek.
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