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Coin of Boiotia with head of Demeter, struck under Philip V of Macedonia
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 220–197 B.C.
Mint: Boiotia, Thebes (?)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 2.83 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.732
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Demeter, three-quarters right, wearing corn wreath.
Reverse: Poseidon stands left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident
in left hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Poseidon stands left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident
in left hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965