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Coin of Pantikapaion with head of Pan
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
4th century B.C.
Mint: Tauric Chersonesos, Pantikapaion
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 6.32 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.715
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Pan left, crowned with ivy.
Reverse: Lion's head left.
Below, sturgeon left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Lion's head left.
Below, sturgeon left.
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