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Coin of Kingdom of Macedonia with filleted head, struck under Philip II
Greek
Late Classical Period
359–336 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Pella or Amphipolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.15 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.697
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head right.
Reverse: Horseman to right. Beneath horse, bucranium.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Horseman to right. Beneath horse, bucranium.
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