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Hemidrachm of Gortyna with head of Zeus (or Minos)
Greek
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
2nd–1st century B.C.
Mint: Crete, Gortyna
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 3.35 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.48
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Zeus or Minos right.
Reverse: Male figure seated left on rock, head facing front, wearing tunic to waist, quiver behind left shoulder, holding bow and arrow in left hand.
At right: B Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Male figure seated left on rock, head facing front, wearing tunic to waist, quiver behind left shoulder, holding bow and arrow in left hand.
At right: B Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Byron Zoumboulakis, 8 Place de la Taconnerie, Geneva, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Byron Zoumboulakis, March 13, 1968