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Coin of Priene with bust of Athena, struck under Achilleides
Greek
Hellenistic Period
150–125 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Priene
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 9.31 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.294
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 177.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to right, wearing earring and crested helmet.
Reverse: Owl standing on elongated amphora between star with seven rays and berries. Olive wreath around.
Inscriptions at left, right, and below.
Reverse: Owl standing on elongated amphora between star with seven rays and berries. Olive wreath around.
Inscriptions at left, right, and below.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 6781); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).