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Stater of Lampsakos with head of Herakles as Omphale
Greek
Classical Period
387–330 B.C.
Mint: Mysia, Lampsakos
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 8.37 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.953
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1596.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles as Omphale to left with head of club at right of neck; he wears a high stephane.
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.
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. 1017); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren