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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.86.172
Title
Coin of Korykos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1st century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Korykos (Cilicia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Hellenistic or Early Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175468

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.15 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: A
  • Reverse Inscription: KΩPVKIΩTΩN, V EΠI EP

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 799

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.86.172
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Artemis (or youthful hero), quiver and bow over shoulder, wearing winged (?) cap and three uncertain round objects tied by straps.
Rev.: Apollo, holding laurel branch and resting on column.

Verification Level

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