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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.583
Title
Coin of Samos?
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Samos (Ionian Islands)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179622

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.63 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Unpublished?

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.583
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head (or mask?) of a lion, facing.
Rev.: Recessive incuse squares with dotted borders, within which an 'X' with a pellet at its crux.

Verification Level

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