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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.137
Title
Coin of the Island of Melita (Malta)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1st century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Malta (Melita)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176194

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.4 g
Die Axis
11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: MELI TAS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 472

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
1979.419.137
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Veiled female head r., dotted border.
Rev.: Tripod, dotted border.

Verification Level

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