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Stater of Kroton with standing eagle
Greek
Late Archaic or Classical Period
5th century B.C.
Mint: Bruttium, Kroton
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 8.50 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.958
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 018.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle standing to left, on seemingly Ionic capital.
Inscription above.
Border of dots (off flan).
Reverse: Tripod with lion's feet, and scrolls between the legs.
At left, grain of barley; Inscriptions at right and below.
Border of dots.
Inscription above.
Border of dots (off flan).
Reverse: Tripod with lion's feet, and scrolls between the legs.
At left, grain of barley; Inscriptions at right and below.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd, 32 Rue de la Gare, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Leu & Co's Bank, Ltd., October 9, 1958, for $ 2,875.00 (this is the total price of 58.956-58.959)