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Diobol of Ainos with head of Hermes
Greek
Classical Period
430–412 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Ainos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 1.28 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.611
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0782.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hermes to right wearing close-fitting cap with beaded border; hair in loose locks.
Reverse: In incuse square, a goat to right on line.
At right, a plant.
Above, inscription in Greek.
Reverse: In incuse square, a goat to right on line.
At right, a plant.
Above, inscription in Greek.
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
Regling does not list this as Greenwell Collection.
Regling does not list this as Greenwell Collection.