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Stater of Phaselis with prow of galley, struck under Kritolas
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 360 B.C.
Mint: Lycia, Phaselis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 10.23 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.571
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 237.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of a galley to right. Cicada (?) at right.
Ketos (sea monster) to right, below.
Reverse: Stern of a galley to right. Above: wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
Ketos (sea monster) to right, below.
Reverse: Stern of a galley to right. Above: wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Leu and Company's Bank Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd. for $ 275.00