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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2334
Title
Drachm of Samos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
530 BCE-500 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Samos (Ionian Islands)
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170300

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.51 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
drachm

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
1.1965.2334
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv. Forepart of winged boar r.
Rev. Lion scalp in incuse square with border of dots

Verification Level

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