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Coin of Tauromenion with head of Herakles
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 275–210 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Tauromenion
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 11.15 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.867
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Herakles right.
Monogram at left.
Reverse: Bull butting right.
Inscription in Greek.
Monogram at left.
Reverse: Bull butting right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Richard J. Graham Collection; by 1966: with Jacques Schulman N.V., Keizersgracht 448, Amsterdam (auction of the Richard J. Graham Collection, June 8-10, 1966, Carlton Hotel Amsterdam, lot 1119); purchased at the auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., November 9, 1966