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Tetrobol of Arados with head of Zeus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 130–110 B.C.
Mint: Phoenicia, Arados
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.5 mm. Weight: 2.43 gm.
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number61.1087
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 298.
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus to right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Prow to left, with Athena "Promachos" as figurehead, advancing to left.
Above, two Greek letters.
Phoenician script below.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Prow to left, with Athena "Promachos" as figurehead, advancing to left.
Above, two Greek letters.
Phoenician script below.
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, October 11, 1961