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Coin of Neapolis with head of Apollo
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 250–200 B.C.
Mint: Campania, Neapolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 4.94 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.643
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Apollo left. Wreath around.
Reverse: Lyre and omphalos. At right, bucranium.
Inscription in Greek below.
Reverse: Lyre and omphalos. At right, bucranium.
Inscription in Greek below.
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