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Coin of Hipponium with head of Athena
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 296 B.C.
Mint: Bruttium, Hipponium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 gm. Weight: 8.59 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.657
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike stands, head left, holding scepter in left hand, wreath (?) in right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike stands, head left, holding scepter in left hand, wreath (?) in 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