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Dekadrachm of Carthage with head of Persephone-Tanit
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd century B.C.
Mint: Zeugitania, Carthage
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 41 mm. Weight: 36.98 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1232
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0506.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Persephone to left, with wreath of grain leaves and earring.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Pegasos prancing to right.
Inscription below.
Beaded border.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Pegasos prancing to right.
Inscription below.
Beaded border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Regling did not list as Greenwell.
Regling did not list as Greenwell.