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There are 30 objects for which Decoration contains → obv
2005.8.3 Obv.: Boeotian shield; Rev.: Kantharos
2005.8.4 Obv: Boeotian shield. Rev: Kantharos. Inscription
2005.8.5 Obv: Boeotian shield. Rev: Kantharos.
2005.8.6 Obv: Boeotian shield. Rev: Cluster of grapes
2005.9.10 Obv: Head of Athena, helmeted, three upright olive leaves on helmet; Rev: Owl, facing right, olive branch on left.
2005.9.11 Obv: Map of Europe, with 12 stars. Rev: Border of 12 stars, picture of a 5th century BC Athenian tetradrachm showing the owl, olive branch on left and crescent moon on left. Rev symbol: Small leaf representing the Bank of Greece.
2005.9.12 Obv: Head of Apollo-Helios, hair suggestive of rays; Rev: Rose with a bud on shoot to right, vine-spray with grapes to left.
2005.9.7 Obv: Head of Athena, helmeted, three upright olive leaves on helmet; Rev: Owl, facing right, olive branch and crescent moon on left
2005.9.8 Obv: Head of Athena, helmeted, three upright olive leaves on helmet; Rev: Owl, facing right, olive branch on left.
2005.9.9 Obv: Head of Athena, helmeted, three upright olive leaves on helmet; Rev: Owl, frontal with wings folded
2006.6.1 Coin of Alexander the Great, Obv: Head of youthful Heracles, wearing a lion-scalp headdress. Rev: Zeus seated on a throne to left, with eagle perched on right hand and sceptre in upraised left hand. Kantharos (or amphora?) under throne.
L.2005.7.10 Obv: Wheel. Rev: Incuse square, divided diagonally into four parts
L.2005.7.11 Obv: Female head (Arethusa?) wearing olive wreath, surrounded by 4 dolphins. Rev: Quadriga, Flying Nike crowning horses, above; lion, below
L.2005.7.12 Obv: Tyche (Fortune) of Smyrna wearing mural crown. Rev: Oak-wreath enclosing monogram and inscription
L.2005.7.13 Obv: Bearded male head (Zeus?), hair bound with taenia. Rev: Square labyrinth.
L.2005.7.14 Obv: Head of Athena Parthenos wearing a triple-crested helmet, within a border of dots. Rev: Owl standing atop amphora on its side, all within olive wreath. Monograms on either side of owl and ear of corn below (series viii).
L.2005.7.15 Obv: Bust of Artemis wearing stephane; bow and quiver at shoulder. Rev: Nude Apollo standing on maeander pattern, holding in right hand a branch and resting left elbow against tripod; all within laurel wreath.
L.2005.7.16 Obv.: Head of Athena wearing crested helmet and round earring. Rev.: Owl, oliver spray behind, within incuse square.
L.2005.7.2 Obv: Taras seated on dolphin, arm extended, cockle-shell beneath, all within dot-cable border. Rev: Incuse version of obverse.
L.2005.7.3 Obv: Head of Hera, wearing stephane adorned with flowers. Rev: Wingless thunderbolt, within wreath.
L.2005.7.4 Obv: Ear of barley. Rev: Apollo holding long laurel branch and bow
L.2005.7.5 Obv: Youth restraining bull. Rev: Bridled horse galloping, in incuse square.
L.2005.7.6 Obv: Female head, wearing pendant earring and necklace, hair tied back and up; four dolphins. Rev: Quadriga (four-horse chariot), Nike flying above to crown charioteer; dolphin below.
L.2005.7.7 Obv: Head of Persian satrap (probably Tissaphernes). Rev: Lyre.
L.2005.7.8 Obv: Head of Athena, wearing an un-crested Corinthian helmet over a leather cap. Rev: Pegasus prancing to left.
L.2005.7.9 Obv: Head of Athena wearing a crested helmet, front adorned with three upright olive leaves. Rev: Owl with olive sprays, 2 leaves and 1 berry each
L.2013.10.4 Obv: Anchor Rev: illegible
L.2013.10.5 Obv: side profile of a man wearing a helmet, facing left, to the right of the helmet is an inscription. Rev: Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf, above the she-wolf is two stars. Below Romulus and Remus are the letters TRP or THP.
L.2013.10.7 Obv: head facing right Rev: figure seated
L.2013.10.9 Obv: Man facing right inscription around the edge Rev: Two standing figures facing each other. Smaller figure flies between them (top) with an alter or cup between them (bottom). There is an inscription around the top, possible inscription 'CONCORDIA'.
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