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Tetradrachm of Rhegion with head of lion
Greek
Classical Period
462–430 B.C.
Mint: Bruttium, Rhegion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 17.27 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.410
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0202.
DescriptionObverse: Lion's head facing.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Iokastos seated on stool, leaning forward; bearded, hair at back rolled; upper body nude, lower with himation; right leg straight, left leg drawn back behind leg of stool.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields and under stool.
Olive wreath border tied below.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Iokastos seated on stool, leaning forward; bearded, hair at back rolled; upper body nude, lower with himation; right leg straight, left leg drawn back behind leg of stool.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields and under stool.
Olive wreath border tied below.
ProvenanceBy 1878, George Sparkes (d. 1878), Kent; February 2, 1880, George Sparkes posthumous sale, Sotheby’s, London, lot 244 [see note 1]. Before 1902, William Greenwell (b. 1820 – d. 1918), Durham; July 1902, sold by William Greenwell to Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 – d. 1928), London [see note 2]; September 1904, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA. (Accession date: September 1, 1904)
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the annotated Sotheby’s catalog mentioning “Dr.”
[2] Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 171.
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the annotated Sotheby’s catalog mentioning “Dr.”
[2] Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 171.