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Obverse: Head of Persephone right, crowned with barley. At left, two pellets. Reverse: Boar running right. Below, two pellets and club. Inscription in Greek above. (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, about 268–89 B.C.
Mint
Paestum, Lucania
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 2.72 gm. Die Axis: 9
Accession Number
65.845
Medium or Technique
Bronze