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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.259
People
Antiochos II Theos, Greek (r. 261-246 BCE)
Title
Countermarked Coin of Antiochos II from Sardis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
250 BCE-240 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/11267

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.34g
Die Axis
12

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Purchased from, 1995, Gift to HUAM, 1995.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SC 522-27, countermark 53

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.259
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to r., with long curly hair.
CTMK: Artemis Phosphoros
Rev.: tripod standing on symbol

Verification Level

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