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Coin of Apamea with head of Athena
Roman Provincial
Late Republican Period
41–40 B.C.
Mint: Syria, Apamea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 8.10 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.865
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Reverse: Nike to left, holding wreath in right hand, palm-branch in left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field.
Reverse: Nike to left, holding wreath in right hand, palm-branch in left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field.
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