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Object Type
Museum number: 1894,0706.2
Denomination: stater, 1/6 (Samian (Euboic) weight standard.)
Description: Electrum coin. (whole); Lumpy type of uncertain form. (obverse); Incuse square. (reverse)
Cultures/periods
Production date: 6thC BC (circa)
Production place: Minted in: Ionia (Greece)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Samos
Materials
Dimensions: Diameter: 11 millimetres (maximum); Weight: 2.880 grammes
Bibliographic references: BMC Greek (Ionia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Ionia (60, p.13) (compare); IGCH / An Inventory of Greek Coin Hoards (1158)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1894
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1894,0706.2

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