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Hemidrachm of Arkadia with seated Zeus
Greek
Early Classical Period
480–450 B.C.
Mint: Arkadia (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 2.83 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5495
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1253.
DescriptionObverse: Zeus enthroned to left, on a throne with back, his legs partly cut off.
Eagle flies left from his right hand, sceptre in left.
Reverse: Head of Despoina to right, hair wound over fillet above temple, no earring, necklace a plain band or cord, with a single pendant in front.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Eagle flies left from his right hand, sceptre in left.
Reverse: Head of Despoina to right, hair wound over fillet above temple, no earring, necklace a plain band or cord, with a single pendant in front.
Inscription in Greek at right.
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)