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Drachm of Mytilene with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
440–420 B.C.
Mint: Lesbos, Mytilene
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 4.06 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.358
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1667.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo, facing to right, and wearing a laurel-wreath.
Reverse: Head of nymph Mytilene facing to left, crossbands on top of head.
Inscription in Greek around.
All within square incuse.
Reverse: Head of nymph Mytilene facing to left, crossbands on top of head.
Inscription in Greek around.
All within square incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; June 1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 4,884.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 08.329-08.359)