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1/6 stater of Mytilene with winged boar
Greek
Late Archaic Period
500–480 B.C.
Mint: Lesbos, Mytilene
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 2.49 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5549
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1678.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of a winged boar, with curled wings, to right.
Reverse: Incuse lion's head to left, with open mouth.
Reverse: Incuse lion's head to left, with open mouth.
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)