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Obol of Tegea with head of Athena
Greek
Classical Period
470–431 B.C.
Mint: Arkadia (Peloponnesos), Tegea
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 0.90 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5508
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1272.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to left, with no helmet, wearing olive wreath and plain necklace. Hair in queue behind.
Reverse: Large T.
Reverse: Large T.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)