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Stater of Metapontion with head of Apollo Karneios
Greek
Classical Period
430–410 B.C.
Mint: Lucania, Metapontion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.45 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.427
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0106.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo Karneios to right, with ram's horn and ear; hair on forehead in parallel waves, at back and on neck in separate wavy locks; row of upright olive leaves above forehead.
Reverse: Ear of barley with leaf at left. Inscription in Greek at right [.]ETA.
Reverse: Ear of barley with leaf at left. Inscription in Greek at right [.]ETA.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)