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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.86.171
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/175469

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.6 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: KΩPVKIΩTΩN, EΠI, ΔH

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 791-795; SNG von Aul 5676-9

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
1980.86.171
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Turreted head of city goddess, r.
Rev.: Hermes, wearing petasos and winged sandals standing l., in r. hand a phiale and in l. a caduceus.

Verification Level

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