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Hemidrachm of Klazomenai with head of Apollo
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
360–300 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Klazomenai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 1.98 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1010
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1874.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo laureate to left of full front, hair flying loose.
Chlamys at neck.
Reverse: Swan standing to right with wings raised and head lowered.
Above, traces of inscription in Greek. Inscription in Greek below.
Chlamys at neck.
Reverse: Swan standing to right with wings raised and head lowered.
Above, traces of inscription in Greek. Inscription in Greek below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1094); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren