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Stater of Lycia with head of Aphrodite, struck under Sppndaza
Greek
Classical Period
about 460 B.C.
Mint: Lycia, Antiphellos (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 9.94 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.366
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 212.
DescriptionObverse: Female head (Aphrodite) to left, fillets in hair; she wears earring and a necklace.
Reverse: Tetraskeles in dotted or pearl-bordered incuse square.
Inscription in Lycian around, within incuse.
Reverse: Tetraskeles in dotted or pearl-bordered incuse square.
Inscription in Lycian around, within incuse.
ProvenanceBy 1961: Hans von Aulock Collection; May 10, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock for $ 1350.00 (this is the total price of 61.365-61.368).