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Drachm of Sikyon with Chimaera
Greek
Classical Period
431–400 B.C.
Mint: Sikyonia (Peloponnesos), Sikyon
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 5.79 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.406
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1176.
DescriptionObverse: Chimaera, profile to left.
Inscription in Greek below the body.
Reverse: Dove flying profile to left in an olive-wreath.
Inscription in Greek below the body.
Reverse: Dove flying profile to left in an olive-wreath.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)