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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
G.3185
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Boeotian shield.
(obverse)
Inscription in incuse square.
(reverse)
Cultures/periods
Greek
Production date
550BC-480BC
Production place
Minted in:
Coronea
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
12 o'clock
Weight:
0.900 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Registration number not known.
Bibliographic references
BMC Greek (Central Greece) / Catalogue of Greek coins: Central Greece (Locris, Phocis, Boeotia and Euboea)
(4, p.46)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
arms/armour
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Thomas Burgon
Acquisition date
1841
Acquisition notes
No number on Burgon ticket.
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
G.3185
C&M catalogue number
GC8 (BMC Greek (Central Greece))
(46)
(4)
Conservation
Treatment
: 25 Jan 2012
Treatment
: 25 Nov 2004
Treatment
: 07 Aug 2001