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Hemidrachm of Stratonikeia with head of Zeus, struck under Iason
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 166–88 B.C.
Mint: Caria, Stratonikeia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 13 mm. Weight: 1.43 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.63
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse: Within incuse, eagle to right, wings spread.
Inscriptions in Greek in field above eagle and at left and right.
In field at lower right, owl.
Reverse: Within incuse, eagle to right, wings spread.
Inscriptions in Greek in field above eagle and at left and right.
In field at lower right, owl.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection (from a hoard of silver coins of Stratoniceia and Rhodes); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, February 9, 1966