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Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: Owl facing, olive branch at left. Inscription in Greek. (see media screen for Greek inscription)
Provenance
By date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Greek, Hellenistic Period, After 323 B.C.
Mint
Myrina, Thrace (Islands off)
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 4.78 gm. Die Axis: 9
Accession Number
65.839
Medium or Technique
Bronze