Electrum 1/2 stater, Samos or Western Asia Minor, 600 BC - 500 BC. 2016.28.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2016.28.1

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Obverse: Facing head of a lion (or a panther?)
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Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 8.18
    • Diameter (in mm): 16.7

Typological Description

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2016.28.1
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Bolaffi Auctions 27, 2-3 December 2015, 562;  Sotheby’s L., 23-25 May 1894: 208, 8.16 gms. Ex Carfrae Collection; probably no ex Pozzi as stated. 

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States