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Stater of Tanagra with Boiotian shield
Greek
Classical Period
456–446 B.C.
Mint: Boiotia, Tanagra
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 12.27 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.816
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0998.
DescriptionObverse: Boiotian shield.
Reverse: In incuse square, forepart of bridled horse prancing to left.
Inscription above.
Reverse: In incuse square, forepart of bridled horse prancing to left.
Inscription above.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 778); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren