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Pentonkion of Mamertinoi with head of Ares
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 220–200 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Messana (Mamertinoi)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 11.79 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.672
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Ares to left. Behind, sword.
Reverse: Horse stands left, rider stands at side holding horse's head with right hand, spear in left.
Greek letter at left in field and inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Horse stands left, rider stands at side holding horse's head with right hand, spear in left.
Greek letter at left in field and inscription in Greek at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965