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Obol of Orchomenos with corn grain
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
550–480 B.C.
Mint: Boiotia, Orchomenos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 mm. Weight: 0.88 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.229
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0991.
DescriptionObverse: Sprouting grain of wheat.
At right: E.
Reverse: E in incuse square.
At right: E.
Reverse: E in incuse square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren