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Drachm of Arados with bee
Greek
Hellenistic Period
160–159 B.C.
Mint: Phoenicia, Arados
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.01 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.101
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bee with straight wings, seen from above.
Greek letter and monogram in fields.
Reverse: Stag standing to right, in front of palm-tree.
Inscription in Greek on right, downwards.
Greek letter and monogram in fields.
Reverse: Stag standing to right, in front of palm-tree.
Inscription in Greek on right, downwards.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963