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20as coin of Populonia with head of a gorgon
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 211–206 B.C.
Mint: Etruria, Populonia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 7.95 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.871
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Gorgon, bound with diadem.
Below: X X.
Reverse: Cuttlefish.
Below: X X.
Reverse: Cuttlefish.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Bank Leu & Co., AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; June 9, 1965: purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & C0., AG.