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Drachm of Teos with seated griffin, struck under Hagnon

Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
393–300 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Teos

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 3.60 gm.
Credit Line Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number11.1800
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

Catalogue Raisonné Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1942.
DescriptionObverse: Griffin seated right with left forepaw raised.
Reverse: Inscriptions in Greek on raised bars crossing incuse square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; October 16, 1911: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 17,291.36 (this figure is the total price for MFA 11.1756-11.1808)