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Stater of Lycia with forepart of boar
Greek
Archaic Period
520–480 B.C.
Mint: Lycia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 9.21 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1114
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2081.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of boar crouching to left.
Reverse: Incuse square with projections on three sides; diagonal crossing lines go from one projection to a similar space opposite.
Greek letter in two depressions.
Reverse: Incuse square with projections on three sides; diagonal crossing lines go from one projection to a similar space opposite.
Greek letter in two depressions.
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. 1222); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren