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Hemidrachm of the Oitaioi (Oeta) with head of lion
Greek
Classical Period
400–344 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly, The Oitaioi (Oeta)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 2.61 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.207
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0912.
DescriptionObverse: Head of a lion 3/4 left, with a spear-head in its mouth.
Reverse: Nude, youthful Herakles, laureate?, standing full front, left leg bent, holding his club across both arms.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Nude, youthful Herakles, laureate?, standing full front, left leg bent, holding his club across both arms.
Inscription in Greek at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren