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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
EH,p377.24.Boe
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Boeotian shield.
(obverse)
Amphora, the upper part fluted; above, rose; in concave field.
(reverse)
Cultures/periods
Greek
Production date
378BC-335BC
Production place
Minted in:
Thebes (historic - Greece)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
3 o'clock
Weight:
12.210 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BMC Greek (Central Greece) / Catalogue of Greek coins: Central Greece (Locris, Phocis, Boeotia and Euboea)
(135, p.82)
Hawkins 1837 / Greek Acquisitions prior to 1837
Location
Not on display
Subjects
arms/armour
vessel
plant
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Col Charles Philippe de Bosset
Acquisition date
1818
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
EH,p377.24.Boe
C&M catalogue number
GC8 (BMC Greek (Central Greece))
(82)
(135)