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Tetradrachm of Smyrna with head of Cybele, struck under Artemon
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 190–133 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 16.62 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.644
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 179.
DescriptionObverse: Turreted head of Cybele to right.
Reverse: Within oak (?) wreath, lion prancing to right, on ground line.
Inscription above and below lion, within wreath.
Reverse: Within oak (?) wreath, lion prancing to right, on ground line.
Inscription above and below lion, within wreath.
ProvenanceAugust 1, 1961: 61.642-61.645 acquired by Cornelius C. Vermeule in the art market on behalf of MFA for $ 2000- with discretionary funds voted in advance by the Committee on the Collections; accessioned by MFA, September 20, 1961