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Drachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Demetrios Poliorketes
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
301–295 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Ephesos (Ionia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.08 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.641
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 051.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Demetrios Poliorketes to right
Reverse: Poseidon stands (strides) to left, cloak over his left arm, trident in raised right hand. In field at right, ivy leaf, pointed up.
Inscriptions in Greek at right, downwards, and below. At left, monogram.
Reverse: Poseidon stands (strides) to left, cloak over his left arm, trident in raised right hand. In field at right, ivy leaf, pointed up.
Inscriptions in Greek at right, downwards, and below. At left, monogram.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., for $ 45- (total price for 62.639–62.655 = $ 2300-)