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Obol of Neandreia with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
420–400 B.C.
Mint: Troas, Neandreia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 mm. Weight: 0.61 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.976
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1634.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo laureate to right, short hair.
Reverse: In incuse square, ram walking to right.
Inscription in Greek in field above and below ram.
Reverse: In incuse square, ram walking to right.
Inscription in Greek in field above and below ram.
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 this as Greenwell.
Regling did not list this as Greenwell.