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Drachm of Sinope with head of eagle and dolphin
Greek
Classical Period
about 420 B.C.
Mint: Paphlagonia, Sinope
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 6.00 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 139.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle's head to left, dolphin below.
Reverse: Two incuse squares, a dot in one joining corner and a dot with B in the other.
Reverse: Two incuse squares, a dot in one joining corner and a dot with B in the other.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; May 10, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 675-