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Stater of Knossos with head of Hera
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 300–270 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Knossos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 11.06 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.339
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1279.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hera wearing a high stephanos and facing to left.
Reverse: Rectangular labyrinth.
Spear point upwards at left and thunderbolt at right.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and below.
Reverse: Rectangular labyrinth.
Spear point upwards at left and thunderbolt at right.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and below.
ProvenanceSotheby Sale, Late Collector, 1900, pl. 6, no. 296 (according to Regling and Brett); by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; June 1, 1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 4,884.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 08.329-08.359)