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Drachm of Klazomenai with head of Apollo, struck under Leokaios
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
360–300 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Klazomenai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 4.11 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1005
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1871.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo laureate to left of full front; hair flying loose.
Reverse: Swan standing to left, head to right, preening raised wings.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
Reverse: Swan standing to left, head to right, preening raised wings.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren