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Sextans of Paestum with head of Persephone
Greek
Hellenistic Period
268–89 B.C.
Mint: Lucania, Paestum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 2.5 gm.
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number96.440
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Persephone right, hair wreathed with barley, rolled and tied in knot behind, with hanging curls. To left:
Border of dots.
Reverse: Forepart of boar at bay, right.
Inscriptions above and beneath boar.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Forepart of boar at bay, right.
Inscriptions above and beneath boar.