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Stater of Soloi with head of Herakles
Greek
Classical Period
After 380 B.C.
Mint: Cilicia, Soloi
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 10.44 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5641
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2127.
DescriptionObverse: Head of bearded Herakles to right, with the lion-skin tied around his neck.
Reverse: Head of a bearded Persian satrap to right, in a tiara with flaps hanging down, bound with wide band tied in a knot over forehead; hair on forehead back and rolled.
Traces of inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Head of a bearded Persian satrap to right, in a tiara with flaps hanging down, bound with wide band tied in a knot over forehead; hair on forehead back and rolled.
Traces of inscription in Greek.
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)