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Stater of Pheneos with head of Demeter or Persephone
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 360–350 B.C.
Mint: Arkadia (Peloponnesos), Pheneos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 12.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5506
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1266.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Demeter or Persephone to right, wearing wreath of wheat; earring with five pendants, and bead necklace.
Reverse: Hermes rushing to left, looking back at the infant Arkas, whom he carries with his left hand, while holding a caduceus in his right hand.
Below: inscription in Greek
In field, between his legs: Greek letter
Reverse: Hermes rushing to left, looking back at the infant Arkas, whom he carries with his left hand, while holding a caduceus in his right hand.
Below: inscription in Greek
In field, between his legs: Greek letter
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)