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1/6 stater of Phokaia with standing ram

Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 500–494 (?) B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Phokaia

Medium/Technique Electrum
Dimensions Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 2.53 gm.
Credit Line Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.476
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

Catalogue Raisonné Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1901.
DescriptionObverse: Ram to right, scratching his head with right hind foot.
Seal below.
Reverse: Incuse square similar to millsail.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; June 11,1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren