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1/3 stater of Phaselis with prow of galley
Greek
Early Classical Period
Before 466 B.C.
Mint: Lycia, Phaselis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 12.5 mm. Weight: 3.48 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.643
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 236.
DescriptionObverse: Prow of a galley to right, with ram in shape of forepart of a boar.
Three dots above.
Reverse: Stern of a galley to right, within incuse square.
Inscription in Greek above, within incuse.
Three dots above.
Reverse: Stern of a galley to right, within incuse square.
Inscription in Greek above, within incuse.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., for $ 50-- (total price for 62.639–62.655 = $ 2300-)