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Obol of Athens with head of Athena
Greek
Archaic Period
590–530 B.C.
Mint: Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 mm. Weight: 0.71 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.256
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1042.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena of very archaic style, hair falling in straight lines with curls at the end.
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing front.
Single leaf and stalk of olive at left
Inscription in Greek.
All within incuse square.
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing front.
Single leaf and stalk of olive at left
Inscription in Greek.
All within incuse square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren