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Tristater of the Ichnai with herdsman and bulls
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–500 B.C. or later
Mint: Thrace and Macedonia, The Ichnai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 27.85 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.678
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0589.
DescriptionObverse: Nude herdsman walking to left on line between two bulls to left with chains on their necks. Further bull raising head, the nearer bull lowering head.
Above, inscription in Greek.
Beaded border.
Reverse: In incuse square, a raised four-spoked wheel.
Above, inscription in Greek.
Beaded border.
Reverse: In incuse square, a raised four-spoked wheel.
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