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Stater of the Orrheskioi with centaur abducting nymph
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–490 B.C.
Mint: Thrace and Macedonia, The Orrheskioi
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 9.50 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.126
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0594.
DescriptionObverse: Centaur abducting nymph, in kneeling-running pose right, with nymph in his arms; former with horse's ear, beard and long dotted hair; latter with long dotted hair, round earring and long girdled chiton with short sleeves; right hand raised, left lowered in gesture of fright, palms open.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Fourpart square incuse; surfaces irregular.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Fourpart square incuse; surfaces irregular.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren