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Tetradrachm of Odessos with head of Herakles, struck under Mithradates VI of Pontus in the name of Alexander III of Macedonia
Greek
Late Classical Period
88–72 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Odessos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 16.23 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.189
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles to right with features of Mithradates VI of Pontus.
Reverse: Zeus enthroned to left, eagle on right hand, scepter in left.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus enthroned to left, eagle on right hand, scepter in left.
Inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1998: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 23, 1999