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Didrachm of Ioulis with head of Aristaios
Greek
Hellenistic Period
300 B.C.
Mint: Keos (Aegean Islands), Ioulis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 8.16 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5514
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1287.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Aristaios, laureate, to right, bearded and with thick hair, brushed forward on head.
Reverse: A bee.
In field, left, head of the dog Sirius.
Greek inscriptions at right and below bee.
Reverse: A bee.
In field, left, head of the dog Sirius.
Greek inscriptions at right and below bee.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)