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Stater of Thebes with Boiotian shield
Greek
Classical Period
426–395 B.C.
Mint: Boiotia (Federal Coinage), Thebes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 12.32 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.823
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1005.
DescriptionObverse: Boiotian shield.
Reverse: Head of bearded Dionysos to right with ivy wreath.
Below at left and right, inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Head of bearded Dionysos to right with ivy wreath.
Below at left and right, inscription in Greek.
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. 785); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren