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Tetrobol of Kapsa with ithyphallic ass
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
480 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia, Kapsa
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 2.80 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.670
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0544.
DescriptionObverse: Ithyphallic ass walking right.
Above, a kylix; ground line.
Border of dots (off flan).
Reverse: Incuse square divided into eight triangles alternately raised and sunk.
Inscription in Greek.
Above, a kylix; ground line.
Border of dots (off flan).
Reverse: Incuse square divided into eight triangles alternately raised and sunk.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not listed as Greenwell collection by Regling.
Not listed as Greenwell collection by Regling.