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Drachm of Assos with head of Athena
Greek
Classical Period
387–350 B.C.
Mint: Troas, Assos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 3.14 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5544
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1627.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to left, in a crested Attic helmet, with an olive wreath on the front, and scroll on the back. She wears a pendant earring.
Reverse: Inscription in Greek on three sides of a bull's head.
Reverse: Inscription in Greek on three sides of a bull's head.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)