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Hemidrachm of Arkadia with seated Zeus
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
490–480 B.C.
Mint: Arkadia (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 3.07 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5493
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1245.
DescriptionObverse: Zeus enthroned to left, on a throne with a back ending in a swan's head. Eagle flies left from his right hand, sceptre in left.
Reverse: WithIn incuse square Archaic head of Despoina to left, her hair bound by a broad fillet from which rise three leaves. She wears pendant earring and pendant necklace.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: WithIn incuse square Archaic head of Despoina to left, her hair bound by a broad fillet from which rise three leaves. She wears pendant earring and pendant necklace.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)