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Drachm of Apollonia Pontica with anchor and crayfish
Greek
Classical Period
450–350 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Apollonia Pontica
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 3.20 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.622
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0795.
DescriptionObverse: Anchor.
At left: crayfish and at right: Greek letter.
Reverse: Gorgoneion, tongue protruding, dotted line over forehead; snakes sticking out around head.
At left: crayfish and at right: Greek letter.
Reverse: Gorgoneion, tongue protruding, dotted line over forehead; snakes sticking out around head.
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 did not list this coin as Greenwell Collection.
Regling did not list this coin as Greenwell Collection.