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Stater of Kaunos (?) with forepart of lion
Greek
Archaic Period
520–490 B.C.
Mint: Caria, Kaunos (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 11.01 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1255
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1968.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of lion to right, only right foreleg shown, jaws open; mane represented by dots and short strokes; fringe of bristling hairs at top; heavy mass of hair from ear to throat.
Reverse: Two parallel oblong incuses divided vertically by a broad band, surfaces irregular.
Reverse: Two parallel oblong incuses divided vertically by a broad band, surfaces irregular.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1397); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren