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Drachm of Skotoussa with forepart of horse
Greek
Classical Period
450–380 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly, Skotoussa
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 5.79 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.780
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0929.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of horse prancing to right.
Inscription in Greek underneath.
Reverse: In incuse square ear of wheat placed diagonally.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Inscription in Greek underneath.
Reverse: In incuse square ear of wheat placed diagonally.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Ferdinand Bompois Collection; 1882: auction of the Ferdinand Bompois Collection, January 16ff., 1882, Hotel des Commissaires-Priseurs, Rue Drouot 5, Paris, France, lot 952 (pl. 4); by date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 724); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren