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Didrachm of Knidos with head of Aphrodite, struck under [K]leomeo[...]
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
about 387–300 B.C.
Mint: Caria, Knidos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 6.67 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.642
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 192.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Aphrodite to left, with hair in sphendone, wearing earring and necklace. At right, bunch of grapes.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Forepart of a lion to left.
Inscription in Greek below.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Forepart of a lion to left.
Inscription in Greek below.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., for $ 250- (total price for 62.639–62.655 = $ 2300-)