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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.268
Title
Oval Didrachm of Chios, from the Asyut Hoard, Egypt, 1968
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
500 BCE-480 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Chios (Ionian Islands)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146515

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.78 g
Denomination
didrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
This coin was part of the Asyut Hoard (Asyut-639) discovered in middle Egypt in 1968 and published in 1976. The hoard contained over 1000 coins.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.268
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Asyut Hoard No. 639: Seated sphinx ; test mark or cut; rev: quadripartite incuse square.

Verification Level

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