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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.232.1
People
Tissaphernes
Title
Coin of Astyra with head of Tissaphernes
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
400 BCE - 385 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Astyra (Mysia)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/141144

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.76 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΤΙΣ [ΣΑ....]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
CNG 61, 25 September 2002, lot 256

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.232.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv: head of Tissaphernes, bearded to r.
Rev.: Artemis standing

Verification Level

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