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Coin of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Zeus, struck under Philip V and Perseus (semi-autonomous)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 185–168 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Pella (?)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 10.69 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.829
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse: Thunderbolt.
Monogram and inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Thunderbolt.
Monogram and 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