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Obol of Pheneos with head of Hermes
Greek
Classical Period
431–370 B.C.
Mint: Arkadia (Peloponnesos), Pheneos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 0.90 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5504
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1263.
DescriptionObverse: Head of youthful Hermes to right, wearing a chlamys, and with his petasos hanging at his neck.
Reverse: Ram standing to right on a plain exergual line.
Above, a caduceus.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Ram standing to right on a plain exergual line.
Above, a caduceus.
Inscription in Greek at right.
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)