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Coin of Lakedaimon (Sparta) with bust of Apollo
Greek
Hellenistic Period
After 146 B.C.
Mint: Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 5.83 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.757
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted bust of Apollo right.
Reverse: Eagle right, wings closed.
Inscription in Greek in field left and right.
Reverse: Eagle right, wings closed.
Inscription in Greek in field left and right.
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