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Stater of Polyrhenion with head of Zeus
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
about 330–280 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Polyrhenion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 11.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.699
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 127.
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus to right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Bull's head, facing, with fillets.
Inscription around and at top.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Bull's head, facing, with fillets.
Inscription around and at top.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with L. Mildenberg, Zurich, Switzerland; September 18,1958: purchased by MFA from L. Mildenberg for $ 250.00