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Coin of Kingdom of Epiros with head of Athena, struck under Pyrrhos

295–272 B.C.
MintEpiros (Kingdom)
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsDiameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 6.73 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession number65.721
On View
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ClassificationsNumismatics
ProvenanceBy 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