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1/12 stater of Sardis with head of lion
Greek
Late Orientalizing or Archaic Period
Late 7th–mid-6th century B.C.
Mint: Lydia, Sardis
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 mm. Weight: 1.17 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5561
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1770.
DescriptionObverse: Head of a lion to right, with open mouth. Above the eye a dot.
Reverse: Incuse square, roughly divided.
Reverse: Incuse square, roughly divided.
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)