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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.100
Title
Coin of Kyrene
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
308 BCE-277 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Cyrene (Cyrenaica)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175922

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.74 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: KY

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 1273; M 283

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.100
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev.: Horse running r., above star, below crab.

Verification Level

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