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Didrachm of Terina with female head
Greek
Classical Period
445–425 B.C.
Mint: Bruttium, Terina
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 7.70 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number52.56
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 020.
DescriptionObverse: Female head to left, with ampyx and necklace.
Around: olive-wreath.
Reverse: Nike seated to left, on a hydria; in right hand, a wreath;
in the left, a caduceus.
Inscription in Greek at left, upwards.
Around: olive-wreath.
Reverse: Nike seated to left, on a hydria; in right hand, a wreath;
in the left, a caduceus.
Inscription in Greek at left, upwards.
Inscriptions
ProvenanceBy 1952: with Charles L. Morley, 25 East 83rd Street, New York 28, N.Y.; purchased by MFA from Charles L. Morley, February 14, 1952, for
$ 225.00
$ 225.00