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Tetradrachm of Chalkidian League with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
417–412 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia, Olynthos (Chalkidian League)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 14.29 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.701
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 043.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo to left, wearing a laurel wreath.
Reverse: Lyre with seven strings; plectron under strings; strap at right, across sound box. Zigzag decoration on strap and base of the lyre.
Inscription around.
Reverse: Lyre with seven strings; plectron under strings; strap at right, across sound box. Zigzag decoration on strap and base of the lyre.
Inscription around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with L. Mildenberg, Zurich, Switzerland; September 18, 1958: purchased by MFA from L. Mildenberg for $ 560.00