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Stater of Rhegion with head of lion
Greek
Classical Period
about 415 –387 B.C.
Mint: Bruttium, Rhegion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 17.06 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.412
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0204.
DescriptionObverse: Lion's head facing.
At left, olive twig.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Head of Apollo right in triple laurel wreath, edges dotted; hair at back rolled, curls on back of head, few strands on cheek and nape of neck.
At left, olive spray of two leaves, upwards.
Inscription in Greek in front.
Round incuse.
At left, olive twig.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Head of Apollo right in triple laurel wreath, edges dotted; hair at back rolled, curls on back of head, few strands on cheek and nape of neck.
At left, olive spray of two leaves, upwards.
Inscription in Greek in front.
Round incuse.
ProvenanceBy 1866, Prosper Dupré (b. 1771 - d. 1866), Paris; April 24, 1867, posthumous Prosper Dupré sale, Drouot, Paris, lot 91, to Aimé Charles Horace His de la Salle (b. 1795 – d. 1878), Paris; April 5-7, 1877, His de la Salle sale, Drouot, Paris, lot 151, pl. 1, to Claude Camille Rollin (b. 1813 – d. 1883), Paris [see note 1]. By 1880, William Greenwell (b. 1820 – d. 1918), Durham [see note 2]; July 1902, sold by William Greenwell to Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 – d. 1928), London; 1904, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA. (Accession date: September 1, 1904)
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the Dupré, His de la Salle, and Rollin provenance information. An annotated catalog lists “Rollin” as the buyer of lot 151.
[2] William Greenwell, The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, vol. 20 (1880), pp. 1-2, pl. 1.
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the Dupré, His de la Salle, and Rollin provenance information. An annotated catalog lists “Rollin” as the buyer of lot 151.
[2] William Greenwell, The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, vol. 20 (1880), pp. 1-2, pl. 1.