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Tetradrachm of Etruria with cuttlefish
Greek
Classical Period
about 420 B.C.
Mint: Etruria
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 10.14 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.1290
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Cuttlefish emerging from amphora.
Below: X. Linear circle around.
Reverse: Plain.
Below: X. Linear circle around.
Reverse: Plain.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Jameson Collection (catalogue, Paris, 1913, no. 22 as 2nd known specimen); by date unknown: with Bank Leu & Co. AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; October 13, 1965: purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co. AG