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Tetradrachm of Katane with kneeling Amenanos
Greek
Classical Period
about 460–450 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Katane
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 17.12 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1990.317
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: River-god Amenanos as man-headed bull kneeling right.
In exergue: palmette with long tendrils on each side.
Reverse: Nike strides left, wearing long chiton and holding fillet in right hand, olive wreath in left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
In exergue: palmette with long tendrils on each side.
Reverse: Nike strides left, wearing long chiton and holding fillet in right hand, olive wreath in left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection; by 1990: with Sotheby's, 1334 York Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021 (auction of the Hunt Collection, June 21, 1990, lot 226); purchased by MFA at the Sotheby's auction; accessioned by MFA, June 27, 1990