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Stater of Phaistos with Talos
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
4th century B.C.
Mint: Crete, Phaistos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 11.21 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.1291
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Winged Talos facing, right hand raised holding stone, left hand lowered holding another.
Inscription in Greek above ground line.
Reverse: Bull butting to right, head lowered, right foreleg raised.
Inscription in Greek above.
Inscription in Greek above ground line.
Reverse: Bull butting to right, head lowered, right foreleg raised.
Inscription in Greek above.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Euripides Sepheriades; purchased by MFA from Euripides Sepheriades, October 13, 1965