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Coin of Seriphos with head of Perseus
Greek
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
about 2nd–1st century B.C.
Mint: Seriphos (Aegean Islands)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 13.5 mm. Weight: 1.44 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.769
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Perseus right, wearing winged helmet surmounted by vulture's head.
Harpa in front?
Reverse: Harpa.
Inscription in Greek.
Harpa in front?
Reverse: Harpa.
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