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1/6 stater of Kyzikos with head of Attis and tunny fish
Greek
Classical Period
460–400 B.C.
Mint: Mysia, Kyzikos
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 2.51 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5535
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1523.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Attis to right, wearing a Phrygian cap.
Below, a tunny, to right.
Reverse: Incuse square of the mill-sail pattern.
Below, a tunny, to right.
Reverse: Incuse square of the mill-sail pattern.
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)