Macedon
Coin #28
Issuing Authority
Macedon
Leader/ruler
Possibly Perdiccas III
Earliest Date (bc)
375
Latest Date (bc)
350
Mint
Neapolis
Metal
Silver
Diameter Mm
13
Weight Gm
1.82
Denomination
Hemidrachm
Obverse Description
Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue
Reverse Description
Head of nymph right, hair in thin band; N-E-O-Π clockwise around
Grade
GVF
Peculiarities
Old cabinet tone, minor marks on edge
Catalogue References
AMNG III/2, 11; HGC 3, 586; SNG ANS 439; Boston MFA 565 = Perkins 105 (this coin)
Provenance
CNG Triton XXVIII, 14 January 2025, Lot 163. Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Collection [acc. no. 00.139] (Numismatic Fine Arts VIII, 6 June 1980), lot 104; Catharine Page Perkins Collection (acquired for the museum by E. P. Warren from Perkins in 1900).
Purchase Date
14-Jan-25