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Coin of Isinda with head of Zeus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
1st century B.C.
Mint: Pisidia, Isinda
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 6.46 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.549
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 243.
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus to right
Reverse: Helmeted warrior on horseback, charging to right, holding spear in right hand and attacking a snake at the right.
Greek inscriptions in field at left and between horse's legs.
Reverse: Helmeted warrior on horseback, charging to right, holding spear in right hand and attacking a snake at the right.
Greek inscriptions in field at left and between horse's legs.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 295.- (this is the total amount paid for 62.512–62.554).