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Tetrobol of Akanthos with forepart of bull
Greek
Classical Period
430–390 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia, Akanthos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 2.38 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.156
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0535.
DescriptionObverse: Forepart of a bull, kneeling to left on left foreleg, head three-quarters right.
Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek above.
Reverse: Fourpart square incuse with smooth surfaces.
Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek above.
Reverse: Fourpart square incuse with smooth surfaces.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren