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1 1/2 obols (?) of Thraco-Macedonian tribe or city with squatting Silenos
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–500 B.C.
Mint: Thrace and Macedonia, Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 mm. Weight: 0.87 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.147
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0607.
DescriptionObverse: Silenos squatting left, nude, bearded, long dotted hair; left arm bent at side.
Three globules, one left, one above right, one below right.
Reverse: Square incuse divided diagonally.
Three globules, one left, one above right, one below right.
Reverse: Square incuse divided diagonally.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren