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Tetrobol of Lycia with forepart of lion, struck under Vädräi (Vedris)
Greek
Classical Period
about 385–380 B.C.
Mint: Lycia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 mm. Weight: 2.74 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number59.192
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 223.
DescriptionObverse: Lion forepart to left.
Traces of name-inscription. (Overstruck?)
Reverse: Head of Athena, three-quarters to left, wearing crested helmet and necklace.
Traces of name-inscription. (Overstruck?)
Reverse: Head of Athena, three-quarters to left, wearing crested helmet and necklace.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Byron Th. Zoumboulakis, 8 Place de la Taconnerie, Geneva, Switzerland; March 12, 1959: purchased by MFA from Byron Th. Zoumboulakis for
$ 5,300.00 (this is the total price for 59.186-59.192)
$ 5,300.00 (this is the total price for 59.186-59.192)