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Hemidrachm of Messene with head of Zeus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
After 150 B.C.
Mint: Messenia (Peloponnesos), Messene
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 2.28 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5485
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1185.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Zeus to right, fillet about hair.
Reverse: Within an olive wreath a tripod and an inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within an olive wreath a tripod and an inscription in Greek.
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)