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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.205.70
People
Sarias, Scythian
Title
Coin of King Sarias of Scythia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
200-100 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Dobrogia (Moesia Inferior)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176594

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.73 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΑΡΙΑ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RN 1903 p.35

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.205.70
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Veiled head of Demeter to r.
Reverse: two ears of grain.

Verification Level

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