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Stater of Paphos with standing bull, struck under Pny[...]
Greek
Early Classical Period
480–460 B.C.
Mint: Cyprus, Paphos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 10.65 gm.
Credit Line
Horace Wayland Wadleigh Fund
Accession Number19.1335
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2140.
DescriptionObverse: Bull standing left; dotted ground line.
Above bull, Cypriot sign.
Reverse: Head of eagle to left; in upper left corner, a palmette with joined spirals.
Below, guilloche pattern; dotted square border.
Square incuse.
Above bull, Cypriot sign.
Reverse: Head of eagle to left; in upper left corner, a palmette with joined spirals.
Below, guilloche pattern; dotted square border.
Square incuse.
ProvenanceAccording to MFA files: from the find at Dali made by Sir R. Hamilton Lang; by date unknown: with C. T. Seltman; October 2, 1919: purchased by MFA from C. T. Seltman for $ 101.25 (this is the total purchase price for MFA 19.1333-19.1335)