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Hemiobol of Melos with pomegranate
Greek
Archaic Period
520–480 B.C.
Mint: Melos (Aegean Islands)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 mm. Weight: 0.32 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.920
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1289A.
DescriptionObverse: Pomegranate.
Reverse: Incuse square with diagonals.
Reverse: Incuse square with diagonals.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren