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Obol of Aegina with tortoise
Greek
Classical Period
about 350-300 B.C.
Mint: Aegina
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 0.94 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5460
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1118.
DescriptionObverse: Tortoise with shell divided naturally into thirteen plates.
At left and right: A I
Reverse: Incuse divided into compartments with Greek letter in the upper left section.
At left and right: A I
Reverse: Incuse divided into compartments with Greek letter in the upper left section.
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)