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Tetradrachm of Leontinoi with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
466–422 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Leontinoi
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 17.18 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.101
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0284.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo to right with short hair, bound with a laurel wreath which has two rows of leaves.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Lion's head to right, with open mouth.
Around the head, four corn grains and an inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Lion's head to right, with open mouth.
Around the head, four corn grains and an inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren