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Obol (?) of Dikaia with hen
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–490 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Dikaia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 0.69 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.633
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0802.
DescriptionObverse: Cock standing to right on beaded line.
Reverse: In incuse square the head of bearded Herakles to right with lion's skin.
Reverse: In incuse square the head of bearded Herakles to right with lion's skin.
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
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.