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Coin of Lakedaimon (Sparta) with bust of Lykourgos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
After 146 B.C.
Mint: Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 7.34 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.759
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bearded, filleted bust of Lycurgus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Wreath, within which club and caduceus.
Inscription in Greek in field.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Wreath, within which club and caduceus.
Inscription in Greek in field.
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