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Stater of Lycia with male head, struck under Päriklä (Perikles)
Greek
Classical Period
about 380–362 B.C.
Mint: Lycia, Antiphellos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 9.63 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.12
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 234.
DescriptionObverse: Bearded head facing slightly to left, wreath in hair, cloak knotted or held with a brooch at the neck; dolphin at right.
Border of dots.
Rev: Naked warrior (Ajax) striding to right, wearing crested helmet and carrying shield on left arm, sword in raised right hand. At left, triskeles; ground line. Name-inscription at left; traces of city-inscription at right. Incuse square with irregular inner line.
Ruler: Päriklä
Border of dots.
Rev: Naked warrior (Ajax) striding to right, wearing crested helmet and carrying shield on left arm, sword in raised right hand. At left, triskeles; ground line. Name-inscription at left; traces of city-inscription at right. Incuse square with irregular inner line.
Ruler: Päriklä
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 (from the Athens art market); purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., January 9, 1958, for $ 2950.00