1979.428.551: Drachm of Apollodotos I of Bakria
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.428.551
- People
-
Apollodotos I, Indo-Greek (r. c. 190-160 BCE)
- Title
- Drachm of Apollodotos I of Bakria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 180-160 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bactria
- Period
- Hellenistic period
- Culture
- Indo-Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/178031
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.42 g
- Denomination
- drachm
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Bop. 4G p189
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.428.551
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: elephant standing r.
Reverse: Hmped bull r.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/10/2018 - 02/06/2019
Verification Level
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