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Coin of Korkyra with head of Dionysos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
229–48 B.C.
Mint: Epiros (Islands off), Korkyra
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.64 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.724
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Ivy-wreathed head of Dionysos right.
Reverse: Bunch of grapes above kantharos.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bunch of grapes above kantharos.
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