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Obol of Kamiros with fig leaf
Greek
Archaic Period
550–500 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Kamiros (Rhodes)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 mm. Weight: 0.72 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1093
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2032.
DescriptionObverse: Fig leaf.
Reverse: Incuse square, surface uneven.
Reverse: Incuse square, surface uneven.
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. 1197); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren