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Stater of Lycia with two dolphins and human eye, struck under Thiban
Greek
Early Classical Period
about 480–460 B.C.
Mint: Lycia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 9.75 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.367
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 210.
DescriptionObverse: Dolphin jumping to right above dolphin leaping to left.
Below, human eye.
Reverse: Tetraskeles in dotted incuse square.
Inscription in Lycian, between legs of tetraskeles.
Below, human eye.
Reverse: Tetraskeles in dotted incuse square.
Inscription in Lycian, between legs of tetraskeles.
ProvenanceBy 1961: Hans von Aulock Collection; May 10, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock for $ 1350.00 (this is the total price of 61.365-61.368).