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Tetradrachm of Leontinoi with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
466–422 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Leontinoi
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 17.47 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.102
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0276.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo, laureate to right.
Reverse: Lion's head to right with open jaws and tongue protruding.
Four barley corns and inscription around in the field.
Reverse: Lion's head to right with open jaws and tongue protruding.
Four barley corns and inscription around in the field.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)