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Stater of Kyme with forepart of horse
Greek
Archaic Period
Early 6th century B.C.
Mint: Aeolis, Kyme
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 11.86 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1647.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of horse jumping to right.
Reverse: Large and small incuse squares, each with rosette pattern.
Reverse: Large and small incuse squares, each with rosette pattern.
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. 1406); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren