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Trihemiobol (?) of Dardanos with horse and rider
Greek
Early Classical Period
465–450 B.C.
Mint: Troas, Dardanos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 13 mm. Weight: 1.06 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.974
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1628.
DescriptionObverse: Nude rider with hair in knot, on horse walking to left; his right hand is on horse's mane, his left hand on his hip.
Reverse: In shallow incuse square two cocks stand facing each other on beaded line.
Inscription in Greek at right. Monogram at left above back of cock.
Reverse: In shallow incuse square two cocks stand facing each other on beaded line.
Inscription in Greek at right. Monogram at left above back of cock.
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. 1045); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren