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Tetradrachm of Erythrai with head of Herakles, struck under Molion
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 350 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Erythrai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 11.76 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.643
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 167.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin.
Reverse: Club, and bow in case, both poised vertically. Small owl in field at upper left.
Inscription above and below club.
Reverse: Club, and bow in case, both poised vertically. Small owl in field at upper left.
Inscription above and below club.
ProvenanceAugust 1, 1961: 61.642-61.645 acquired by Cornelius C. Vermeule in the art market on behalf of MFA for $ 2000- with discretionary funds voted in advance by the Committee on the Collections; accessioned by MFA, September 20, 1961