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Hemidrachm of Neapolis with Gorgoneion
Greek
Classical Period
411–356 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia, Neapolis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 1.87 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.141
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0564.
DescriptionObverse: Gorgoneion, mouth open, teeth showing, tongue protruding; wrinkled nose; single strands of hair ending in curls, overlaid on straight hair falling from crown.
Reverse: Head of Parthénos to right; hair on crown in formal waves; curly lock on forehead, in loop at back; two hair bands.
Inscription in Greek around.
Round incuse.
Reverse: Head of Parthénos to right; hair on crown in formal waves; curly lock on forehead, in loop at back; two hair bands.
Inscription in Greek around.
Round incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren