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Drachm of Kamiros with fig leaf
Greek
Archaic Period
550–500 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Kamiros (Rhodes)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 6.11 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1092
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2031.
DescriptionObverse: Fig leaf with three sprouts on each side.
Reverse: Irregular incuse square with narrow diameter line, surface irregular.
Reverse: Irregular incuse square with narrow diameter line, 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. 1196); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren