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Coin of Macedonia with head of Roma (or Perseus), struck under Gaius Publius
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 148–146 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 9.45 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.708
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Roma (or Perseus?) right, wearing winged helmet terminating at the top in griffin's head.
Reverse: Within wreath of oak leaves: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within wreath of oak leaves: 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