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Coin of Euboian League with veiled female head
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 196–146 B.C.
Mint: Euboia, Eretria (Euboian League)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 16.5 mm. Weight: 4.14 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.735
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Veiled female head right.
Reverse: Bull butting to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bull butting to right.
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