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Didrachm of uncertain mint with forepart of lion
Greek
Late Archaic or Classical Period
5th century B.C.
Mint: Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 10.87 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1252
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2308.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of lion to right, one forepaw visible; mouth open and tongue protruding; beaded line at edge of neck.
Reverse: Incuse square divided diagonally; surface irregular.
Reverse: Incuse square divided diagonally; surface irregular.
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. 1394); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren