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Stater of Orchomenos with Boiotian shield, struck under Eu[doros]
Greek
Classical Period
387–374 B.C.
Mint: Boiotia, Orchomenos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 12.09 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.231
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1012.
DescriptionObverse: Boiotian shield with an ear of wheat across one end.
Reverse: Amphora with volute handles and fluted shoulder.
Inscriptions above and below.
Reverse: Amphora with volute handles and fluted shoulder.
Inscriptions above and below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren