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Drachm of Sinope with head of eagle
Greek
Classical Period
about 420 B.C.
Mint: Paphlagonia, Sinope
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 6.02 gm.
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number61.1086
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 142.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle's head to left.
Reverse: Two incuse squares.
Greek letter within one square
Reverse: Two incuse squares.
Greek letter within one square
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, October 11, 1961