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1/4 obol of Athens with head of Athena
Greek
Classical Period
480–450 B.C. and later
Mint: Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 mm. Weight: 0.18 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.277
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1092.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena.
Reverse: Greek inscription above a crescent.
Reverse: Greek inscription above a crescent.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren