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Coin with head of Apollo

Greek
Classical to Early Hellenistic Period
ca. 400 – 310 B.C.
Mint: Troas, Neandria

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 1.81 gm. Die axis: 6
Credit Line Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.734
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Apollo to right.
Reverse: Horse feeding to right, within incuse square.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceAcquired in the division of coins following the excavations at Assos. Some coins in the group were said to have been "purchased from natives of the surrounding district." No specific findspot is known for this coin. 1884: gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to the Museum of Fine Arts