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Obol of Argos with head of wolf
Greek
Classical Period
468–421 B.C.
Mint: Argolis (Peloponnesos), Argos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 0.94 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.897
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1224
DescriptionObverse: Head of wolf to left.
Beaded line at edge of head.
Reverse: Inscription in incuse square.
Double rectangular depression above.
Beaded line at edge of head.
Reverse: Inscription in incuse square.
Double rectangular depression above.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 935); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren