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Tetradrachm of Kamarina with Athena driving quadriga
Greek
Classical Period
about 415 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Kamarina
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 16.98 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1983.323
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga right, driven by Athena. Nike flies left to crown her.
In exergue: Two amphorae.
Inscription in Greek on ground line with signature of the artist, Exakestidas.
Reverse: Beardless head of Herakles left, in lion's skin.
Inscription in Greek to left, upwards.
In exergue: Two amphorae.
Inscription in Greek on ground line with signature of the artist, Exakestidas.
Reverse: Beardless head of Herakles left, in lion's skin.
Inscription in Greek to left, upwards.
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Numismatik Lanz München, Maximiliansplatz 10, 8000 Munich 2, Germany (Lanz auction 24, April 25, 1983, lot 74); purchased at the Lanz auction by Jeffrey Spier, P.O. Box 1082, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10101; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, September 14, 1983