CoinsGreek5th century BCE
Drachm of Velia
450 BCE-400 BCE
Description
Obv.: Female head r.; Rev.: Owl standing r. on olive branch
Dimensions
3.94 g
Provenance
[Cahn, Frankfurt am Main, “sale 71,” October 14, 1931, lot 70]. [Rosenberg, Frankfurt am Main, “sale 72,” July 11, 1932, lot 105]. [Cahn, Frankfurt am Main, “sale 80,” [1] February 27, 1933, lot 44], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (from 1933), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. This was a joint sale of several collections: Sir Arthur J. Evans, L.A. Lawrence, Hans Freiherr von Koblitz, and Dr. Hans Steger. 2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971)
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