Harvard Art Museums > 1979.428.518: Coin of Mytilene Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Mytilene , 1979.428.518,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/179369. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1979.428.518 Title Coin of Mytilene Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 2nd-1st century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mytilene (Lesbos) Period Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial Culture Hellenistic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/179369 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 2.44 g Die Axis 12 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BMC p. 195, no. 126 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection Accession Year 1979 Object Number 1979.428.518 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of Zeus Ammon, r., bearded and horned. Rev.: Terminal figure of Dionysos, bearded, draped, and placed on pedestal; on head, a modius (?); at l., thyrsos and a prow; at right, monogram. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
