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Coin of Cherronesos with quadriga
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 300–200 B.C.
Mint: Tauric Chersonesos, Cherronesos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 5.98 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.714
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga to right, driven by Artemis (?).
Reverse: Naked warrior to left, kneeling behind shield.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Naked warrior to left, kneeling behind shield.
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