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Hemidrachm of Herakleia Pontica with head of Herakles
Greek
Late Classical Period
364–353 B.C.
Mint: Bithynia, Herakleia Pontica
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 2.46 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.931
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1369.
DescriptionObverse: Head of bearded Herakles to left in lion's skin.
Reverse: In incuse circle, club above bow and quiver.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
Crescent at right.
Reverse: In incuse circle, club above bow and quiver.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
Crescent at right.
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 does not list as Greenwell.
Regling does not list as Greenwell.