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Drachm of Damastion with head of goddess or nymph
Greek
Classical Period
395–380 B.C.
Mint: Illyricum, Damastion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.25 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.90
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of goddess or nymph left, wearing necklace and sphendone over which hair is pulled.
Reverse: Ingot.
Inscriptions in Greek on and around the ingot.
Reverse: Ingot.
Inscriptions in Greek on and around the ingot.
ProvenanceBy 1967: with Bank Leu & Co. A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co. A.G., February 8, 1967