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Hemidrachm of Stratonikeia with head of Zeus, struck under Pytheas
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 166–88 B.C.
Mint: Caria, Stratonikeia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 1.49 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.66
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse: Within incuse, eagle, wings spread, stands to right.
In field at right, headdress of Isis.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in field left and right.
Reverse: Within incuse, eagle, wings spread, stands to right.
In field at right, headdress of Isis.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in field left and right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection (from a hoard of silver coins of Stratoniceia and Rhodes); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, February 9, 1966