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Tetradrachm of Kydonia with head of Artemis
Greek
Hellenistic Period
200–67 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Kydonia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 13.66 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1517
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Artemis right, bow and quiver behind.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Artemis standing, head left, holds torch in left hand.
Hound facing right at her feet.
Inscription in Greek in field at left and right.
Laurel wreath around.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Artemis standing, head left, holds torch in left hand.
Hound facing right at her feet.
Inscription in Greek in field at left and right.
Laurel wreath around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Euripides Sepheriades; purchased by MFA from Euripides Sepheriades, October 17, 1963