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Oktadrachm of the Orreskioi with herdsman guiding two bulls
Greek
Early Classical Period
about 480–465 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, uncertain mint
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 28.29 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.125
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0592.
DescriptionObverse: Herdsman walking right between two bulls walking right, far one with head raised; nude, bearded, in flat, broad-brimmed hat; hair dotted, in bunch at back; upper body in front view; right hand drawn back, holding staves diagonally upwards; outstretched left hand pressing against neck of far animal.
Below right, an akanthos flower.
Inscription in Greek.
Dotted ground line.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Fourpart incuse square; surfaces raised.
Below right, an akanthos flower.
Inscription in Greek.
Dotted ground line.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Fourpart incuse square; surfaces raised.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren