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Diobol (?) of Samos or Miletos (?) with head of lioness
Greek
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.
Mint: Asia Minor, Uncertain (Samos or Miletos?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 1.58 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1049
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2312.
DescriptionObverse: Head of lioness full front.
Square beaded border.
Reverse: In incuse square small four rayed star.
Double square net border.
Square beaded border.
Reverse: In incuse square small four rayed star.
Double square net border.
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. 1146); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren