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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.529
Title
Obol of Itanos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
5th-4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Itanosi (Crete)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179378

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
0.64 g
Denomination
obol

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC p. 52, nos. 19ff

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.529
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Pallas, l., wearing helmet.
Rev.: Star of eight rays.

Verification Level

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