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Coin of Dia with head of Zeus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
131–63 B.C.
Mint: Bithynia, Dia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 8.37 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.539
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt, head turned right.
Monogram in left field.
Inscription in Greek below thunderbolt.
Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt, head turned right.
Monogram in left field.
Inscription in Greek below thunderbolt.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, May 12, 1965