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Stater of Kingdom of Bosporus with head of Asander
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
about 44–43 B.C.
Mint: Bosporus (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 8.19 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.528
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 137.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Asander to right, diadem tied with large cloth fillet.
Reverse: Nike running to left, on a prow; she carries wreath in right hand and palm in left. Inscription in left and right fields, downwards.
Reverse: Nike running to left, on a prow; she carries wreath in right hand and palm in left. Inscription in left and right fields, downwards.
ProvenanceBy 1960: with Byron Th. Zoumboulakis, 8 Place de la Taconnerie, Geneva, Switzerland; May 11, 1960: purchased by MFA from Byron Th. Zoumboulakis for $ 1,550.00 (this is the total price for 60.526-60.529)