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1/6 stater of Phokaia with forepart of griffin
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 500 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Phokaia
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 2.56 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.148
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 174.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of a griffin to left, with curled wing.
Behind, seal downwards.
Reverse: Quadripartite mill-sail incuse.
Behind, seal downwards.
Reverse: Quadripartite mill-sail incuse.
ProvenanceBy 1960: with Leu & Co.'s Bank Ltd., 32 rue de la Gare, Zurich, Switzerland; March 10, 1960: purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank Ltd. for $ 180.00