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Tetradrachm of Kalchedon with bull
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
394–306 B.C.
Mint: Bithynia, Kalchedon
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 15.06 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5520
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1376.
DescriptionObverse: Bull standing to left on ear of wheat.
In field, left [monogram]. Above: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, surface granulated.
In field, left [monogram]. Above: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, surface granulated.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)