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1/6 stater of Mytilene with head of Apollo Karneios
Greek
Classical Period
400–350 B.C.
Mint: Lesbos, Mytilene
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 2.55 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.150
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1739.
DescriptionObverse: Youthful male head, with ram's horn of Ammon, profile to right. Reverse: Eagle standing, profile to right, looking back; surrounded by a square border.
Provenance1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)