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Tetradrachm of Pontus (?) with head of Athena
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 86 B.C.
Mint: Pontus (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 15.70 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.72
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, with four horse protomes and Pegasus.
Reverse: Within olive wreath, owl stands on amphora. At right, warrior (Perseus ?) standing.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in fields.
New Style.
Imitation of Athenian coinage struck in Pontus?
Reverse: Within olive wreath, owl stands on amphora. At right, warrior (Perseus ?) standing.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in fields.
New Style.
Imitation of Athenian coinage struck in Pontus?
ProvenanceFrom a hoard (MFA 65.62-65.99) found in 1960 at Çesme; 1960: purchased from a Greek dealer on behalf of MFA by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; purchased by MFA from Cornelius C. Vermeule III, February 10, 1965