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Tetradrachm of Samos with head of lion
Greek
Late Archaic or Classical Period
494–439 B.C.
Mint: Ionia (Islands off), Samos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 12.72 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1050
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1952
DescriptionObverse: Skin of lion's head full front.
Reverse: In incuse square, head and neck of bull to right.
Beaded square border.
Reverse: In incuse square, head and neck of bull to right.
Beaded square border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1147); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren