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Drachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Helios, struck under Hermias
Greek
Hellenistic Period
179–168 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly (unknown mint)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 2.51 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.547
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios, facing, slightly to right.
Reverse: Rose with bud on right side.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
Reverse: Rose with bud on right side.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Kyriakos Sepheriades; purchased by MFA from Kyriakos Sepheriades, September 11, 1968