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Stater of Lete (?) with Silenos and nymph
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–490 B.C.
Mint: Thrace and Macedonia, Lete (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 9.49 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.146
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0600.
DescriptionObverse: Silenos wooing nymph; nude, bearded, long dotted hair, horse's hooves, standing right; with right hand holding right hand of nymph fleeing right, head left; latter with long dotted hair; armlet on upper right arm; chiton with fold falling over raised left leg, rest in lines diagonally left, and double fringe; left arm bent downwards; chiton between legs in fine wavy lines.
Two globules, one left and one right.
Reverse: Fourpart square incuse divided diagonally; surfaces irregular.
Two globules, one left and one right.
Reverse: Fourpart square incuse divided diagonally; surfaces irregular.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren