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Stater of Naxos with kantharos
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 520–490 B.C.
Mint: Naxos (Aegean Islands)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 12.50 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5516
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1290.
DescriptionObverse: Kantharos bound near rim with ivy wreath, ivy leaf above it, and bunch of grapes hanging from each handle.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)