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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1934
Title
Drachm of Troezen
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
410-390 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Troizen (Argolis)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169753

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.65 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: TPO

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. Seltman, 1955. Published in C.T. Seltman, Greek Coins (London 1933), pl. 16, 4, and Masterpieces of Greek Coinage (Glasgow 1949), pp. 62-63, 21.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Pelop 1336

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1934
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing taenia

Reverse: Trident with TPO, all within incuse square

Verification Level

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