Obol

Artist/Culture Northern Greece

Artist/Culture Aigai (Macedonian)

Artist/Culture Macedonia

Date500-480 BCE

Mediumsilver

Dimensions14 gm (0.5 oz)

ClassificationsMetalwork

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Terms

coin
silver

Object number1912.115

Descriptionobv. Wild goat kneeling.

rev. Incuse square, quadripartite.
ProvenanceFormerly in collection of Dr. G.M. Olcott, N.Y. (1911)); Olcott List #46; Plan #C-23

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