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Trihemiobol of the Perrhaiboi with horse and rider
Greek
Classical Period
465–200 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly, Oloösson (the Perrhaiboi)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 1.41 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.209
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0915.
DescriptionObverse: Horseman in petasos and chlamys walks to left carrying two spears. Below, an altar.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Female, in chiton and himation, seated to left in a chair with curving back and legs, her feet on a stool. She holds a crested Corinthian helmet in both hands.
Inscription in Greek around.
All within incuse square.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Female, in chiton and himation, seated to left in a chair with curving back and legs, her feet on a stool. She holds a crested Corinthian helmet in both hands.
Inscription in Greek around.
All within incuse square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren