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Tetradrachm of Knidos with head of Aphrodite, struck under Kalliphron
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 360–340 B.C.
Mint: Caria, Knidos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 15.01 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.601
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 191.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Aphrodite to left, wearing earring and link-ornament necklace; prow behind neck.
Reverse: Forepart of a lion to right.
Inscriptions below and at right.
Reverse: Forepart of a lion to right.
Inscriptions below and at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; June 7, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 1,500-.