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1/6 stater of Mytilene with head of Demeter
Greek
Classical Period
400–350 B.C.
Mint: Lesbos, Mytilene
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 2.56 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1492
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1742.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Demeter to right, crown of grain leaves, earrings, and veil over back of head.
Reverse: In incuse square a tripod with taenia hanging on each side.
Plain square border.
Reverse: In incuse square a tripod with taenia hanging on each side.
Plain square border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Regling does not list as Greenwell.
Regling does not list as Greenwell.