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1/10 stater of Kyrene with head of Apollo, struck under Aristis
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
375–308 B.C.
Mint: Cyrenaica, Kyrene
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 mm. Weight: 0.95 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number13.389
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1332.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo to right.
Inscription in Greek around.
Plain border.
Reverse: Head of nymph Kyrene to left., hair in three masses enveloped in net.
Inscription in Greek around.
Plain border.
Reverse: Head of nymph Kyrene to left., hair in three masses enveloped in net.
ProvenanceBy 1913: with Henry Chapman; purchased by MFA from Henry Chapman for $100.34 (this is the total price for MFA 13.386-13.390)