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Stater of Phalasarna with head of Artemis
Greek
Late Classical Period
350 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Phalasarna
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 10.96 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5513
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1284.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Artemis Diktynna to right, wearing an earring of single pendant, her hair bound by a narrow fillet or cord, which is wound twice around the head, crossing just above the ear.
Reverse: Head of a trident, with a scroll ornament at the neck.
Inscription in Greek.
Round incuse.
Reverse: Head of a trident, with a scroll ornament at the neck.
Inscription in Greek.
Round incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)