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Hemidrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Herakles, struck in the name of Alexander III
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
328–320 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Arados (Phoenicia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 13 mm. Weight: 2.10 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5444
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0673.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing the lion-skin.
Reverse: Zeus enthroned to left, with eagle on right hand, and holding sceptre in left. Inscriptions in Greek in field at left, under throne, in exergue, and at right.
Reverse: Zeus enthroned to left, with eagle on right hand, and holding sceptre in left. Inscriptions in Greek in field at left, under throne, in exergue, and 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)