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Coin of Phokian League with head of bull
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 357–346 B.C.
Mint: Phokis, Phokian League
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 13.5 mm. Weight: 2.14 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.731
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bull's head facing, bound with sacrificial fillet.
Reverse: Within laurel wreath: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within laurel wreath: inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965