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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.99.181
Title
Coin of Poseidonia, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
mid 4th-early 3rd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Poseidonia (Lucania)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173876

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.51 g
Die Axis
2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: ΠΟΣΕΙΔΑ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΠΟΣΕΙΔΑ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
HN3 1166; Grunauer 16

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
1982.99.181
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: bearded Poseidon striding r., wielding trident, in chlamys
Reverse: bull butting r., dolphin above

Verification Level

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