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1/2 stater (?) of Asia Minor with head of lion (?)
Greek
Late Orientalizing or Archaic Period
late 7th–6th century B.C.
Mint: Asia Minor, Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 6.30 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5562
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1800.
DescriptionObverse: Lion's head, facing (lower left half of head missing).
Reverse: Incuse square divided diagonally.
Reverse: Incuse square divided diagonally.
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)