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1/6 stater of Mytilene with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
480–430 B.C.
Mint: Lesbos, Mytilene
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 2.43 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5550
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1690.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo, laureate to left.
Reverse: Incuse female head to right, with her hair in a sphendone.
Reverse: Incuse female head to right, with her hair in a sphendone.
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)