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Obol of Athens with head of Athena
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
490–480 B.C.
Mint: Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 mm. Weight: 0.70 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.271
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1072.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena right, in crested Athenian helmet with olive leaves.
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing.
At left: olive twig with a leaf and a berry.
At right: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing.
At left: olive twig with a leaf and a berry.
At right: inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren