CoinsGreek4th century BCE

Obol of Kyrene

305 BCE-300 BCE

Description

Obv.: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Rev.: Thunderbolt between two eight-pointed stars.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Gold

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period, Early

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

0.79 g

Provenance

Heinrich Otto, Jr., Stuttgart [1], sold; [through Hess, Lucerne, “Sammlung Kommerssienrat H. Otto” sale, December 1, 1931, lot 804]. [Edward Gans, New York], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (from 1944), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965)  1. According to the Hess auction catalogue, the entirety of the catalogue’s contents belonged to the late Henrich Otto, Jr. (1856-1931).  2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). A note on an inventory card by A.S. Dewing reads “Edward Gans NY 17-XII-1944 438”.