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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.528.109
People
Datames, Greek (r. 378-372 BCE)
Title
Stater of Tarsos under Datames
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
378-372 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
Period
Achaemenid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177751

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.96 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: TRDMW (=Datames)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 79; SNG Paris 258-277; BMC 28-31

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.528.109
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Female head, facing (Arethusa?), with streaming hair and necklace.
Rev.: Bearded warrior bust l., wearing Athenian helmet.

Verification Level

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