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Stater of Miletos (?) with forepart of lion
Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Miletos (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 11.84 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1030
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2306.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of lion to left, head to right, mouth open; only one forepaw visible.
Reverse: Irregular (quadripartite) incuse square.
Reverse: Irregular (quadripartite) incuse square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Regling did not list as Greenwell.
Regling did not list as Greenwell.