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Coin of Abdera with head of Apollo, struck under Alexandros
Greek
Classical Period
about 400–350 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Abdera
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 7.41 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.544
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Reverse: Griffin reclines left, farther foreleg raised.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below.
Reverse: Griffin reclines left, farther foreleg raised.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, May 12, 1965