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Tetradrachm of Kephaloidion with quadriga
Greek
Classical Period
409–396 B.C.
Mint: Sicily (Siculo-Punic), Kephaloidion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 17.18 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.569
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0271.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga with horses prancing to right; the driver in long chiton, holding goad and reins, is crowned by flying Nike in double chiton.
Beaded border.
Inscription in Punic: "Promontory of Melqart".
Reverse: Head of nymph to right crowned with wreath of reeds, triple-pendant earring, and dotted necklace; hair in a roll.
Four dolphins around.
Beaded border.
Inscription in Punic: "Promontory of Melqart".
Reverse: Head of nymph to right crowned with wreath of reeds, triple-pendant earring, and dotted necklace; hair in a roll.
Four dolphins around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not on Regling's list of Greenwell Collection.
Not on Regling's list of Greenwell Collection.