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Stater of Lampsakos with head of Athena
Greek
Classical Period
387–330 B.C.
Mint: Mysia, Lampsakos
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 8.42 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.945
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1591.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to left with crested Athenian helmet, cheek pieces raised and scroll on back, and triple earring and necklace. Her hair falls free behind.
Reverse: Forepart of horse with curled wings, one above, one below, jumping to right.
Reverse: Forepart of horse with curled wings, one above, one below, jumping to right.
ProvenanceFrom a hoard discovered in Troas, about 1888. By date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1008); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren