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1/6 stater of Mytilene with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
400–350 B.C.
Mint: Lesbos, Mytilene
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 2.53 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5555
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1718.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo, laureate to right, with long hair.
In field left, a serpent.
Reverse: Within a linear square a female head to right wearing a sphendone.
In field left, a serpent.
Reverse: Within a linear square a female head to right wearing 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)