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1/6 stater of Phokaia with male head

Greek
Classical Period
480–400 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Phokaia

Medium/Technique Electrum
Dimensions Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 2.52 gm.
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1515
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

Catalogue Raisonné Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1916.
DescriptionObverse: Bearded male head to left; hair in wavy locks.
Reverse: Irregular incuse square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1683); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren