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1/6 stater of Phokaia with head of Athena
Greek
Classical Period
480–400 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Phokaia
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 2.54 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1522
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1913.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to left in crested Corinthian helmet, on which is serpent.
Seal to left below.
Reverse: Irregular quadripartite incuse.
Seal to left below.
Reverse: Irregular quadripartite incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1691); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren