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Tetradrachm of Chalkidian League with head of Apollo, struck under Ariston
Greek
Classical Period
355–352 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia, Olynthos (Chalkidian League)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 14.42 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.157
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0582.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Olynthian Apollo, laureate, to right.
Reverse: Lyre (kithara), with six strings.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below.
Reverse: Lyre (kithara), with six strings.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren