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Obol (litra?) of Messana with leaping hare
Greek
Classical Period
460–430 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Messana (Zankle)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 13 mm. Weight: 0.62 gm.
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury
Accession Number92.18
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0289.
DescriptionObverse: Hare leaping right.
Reverse: Inscription within olive wreath.
Round incuse.
Reverse: Inscription within olive wreath.
Round incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Rebecca Salisbury Collection; bequest of Rebecca Salisbury to MFA, January 6,1892