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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.429.9
Title
Drachm of Phalasarna, forgery
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
431-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Phalasarnai (Crete)
Period
Classical period to Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179623

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.49 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
drachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Cf. BMC p. 65, no. 4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.429.9
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Artemis Diktynna, r., with hair rolled and wearing earring.
Rev.: Trident upward, with ornamented handle; phi and alpha between its tines; border of dots.

Verification Level

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