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1/6 stater of Mytilene with head of Asklepios
Greek
Classical Period
400–350 B.C.
Mint: Lesbos, Mytilene
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 2.59 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number09.285
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1730.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Asklepios, bearded, to right, wearing wreath.
Reverse: Front part of a snake in a square formed by raised lines.
Reverse: Front part of a snake in a square formed by raised lines.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; July 12, 1909: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren