Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010

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Hemiobol (1/2 ma'ah) of Judaea with male head, struck under Yehexqio (Hezekiah)

Mid-4th century B.C.
Diameter: 8 mm. Weight: 0.24 gm. Die Axis: 11
Silver

Classification: Numismatics

Culture: Greek

Mint: Judaea

Period: Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period

Accession number: 2010.38

Description: Obverse: youthful male head, to the right Reverse: Forepart of winged lynx, to the left; below, on diagonal, paleo-Hebrew incription

Provenance/Ownership History: About 1990, purchased in Israel from a licensed dealer by Dr. Stephen N. Gerson, Lexington, Massachusetts; 2009, with Gemini, LLC (Auction 6, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, January 10, 2010, lot 270); 2010, sold by Gemini to the MFA. (Accession date: February 24, 2010)

Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour