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Tetradrachm of Rhegion with biga of mules, struck under Anaxilas
Greek
Early Classical Period
480–462 B.C.
Mint: Bruttium, Rhegion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 16.98 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.407
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0199.
DescriptionObverse: Biga drawn by mules walking right; bearded charioteer in ankle-length chiton, squatting on a basket seat, feet braced on a stay; right and left hands outstretched, each with two reins, goad in right; ground line dotted.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Hare running right.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Round incuse.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Hare running right.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Round incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Note that Regling does not include this coin in the group from the Canon Greenwell Collection.
Note that Regling does not include this coin in the group from the Canon Greenwell Collection.