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Hemidrachm of Arkadia with seated Zeus
Greek
Early Classical Period
480–450 B.C.
Mint: Arkadia (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 2.96 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1250.
DescriptionObverse: Zeus enthroned full-front, head to left; bird flying from his right hand,
sceptre in left.
Reverse: In incuse square head of Despoina to right, her hair long, straight, with a queue behind. She wears a fillet and plain necklace.
Inscription in Greek.
Coin pierced.
sceptre in left.
Reverse: In incuse square head of Despoina to right, her hair long, straight, with a queue behind. She wears a fillet and plain necklace.
Inscription in Greek.
Coin pierced.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)