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Coin of Gyrton with head of Zeus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
300–190 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly, Gyrton
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 6.96 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.836
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse: Bridled horse trotting right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bridled horse trotting right.
Inscription in Greek.
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