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Trial piece (?) for stater of Ionia with eagle attacking snake
Greek
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Lead
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 8.37 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1597
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2311.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle to right, wings raised, head lowered to attack serpent in its claws.
Reverse: Two incuse rectangles, with rays from dot in center.
Mint: Uncertain
Reverse: Two incuse rectangles, with rays from dot in center.
Mint: Uncertain
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. 1769); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren