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Drachm of Apollonia Pontica with Gorgoneion
Greek
Classical Period
450–350 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Apollonia Pontica
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 2.80 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.348
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0796.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Medusa, full face.
Reverse: Anchor between crayfish and Greek letter.
Reverse: Anchor between crayfish and Greek letter.
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. 484); June 1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 4,884.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 08.329-08.359)