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Tetradrachm of Temnos with head of Herakles, struck in the name of Alexander III of Macedonia
Greek
Hellenistic Period
188–170 B.C.
Mint: Aeolis, Temnos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 16.30 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Charles S. Lipson
Accession Number67.746
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles right.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, eagle on right hand, scepter in left.
At left, amphora beneath vine.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, eagle on right hand, scepter in left.
At left, amphora beneath vine.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Provenance1967, gift of Charles S. Lipson (dealer), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 28, 1967)