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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.99.305
Title
Coin of Segesta
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
2nd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Segesta (Sicily)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/172950

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.04 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΣEΓEΣTAIΩN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
CNS I.58

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.99.305
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Turreted and draped bust of Tyche r.
Reverse: Warrior standing front, holding spear, crescent above hound leaping r. in r. field. ΣEΓEΣTAIΩN

Verification Level

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