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Hemidrachm of Tanagra with Boiotian shield
Greek
Archaic Period
600–550 B.C.
Mint: Boiotia (Federal Coinage), Tanagra
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 2.90 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.814
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0983.
DescriptionObverse: Boiotian shield.
Reverse: Millsail incuse square; a T on two of the raised triangles (according to
Brett catalogue entry no. 983).
Reverse: Millsail incuse square; a T on two of the raised triangles (according to
Brett catalogue entry no. 983).
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Regling did not list as Greenwell.
Regling did not list as Greenwell.