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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.505
Title
Drachm (?) of Pharsalos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
400 BCE - 344 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Pharsalos (Thessaly)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180108

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.74 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PHARS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BCD, Triton XV, 644; Lavva 138 g (V65/R78)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.505
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena r., helmeted.
Reverse: Cavalryman riding r. with lagobolon in r. hand.

Verification Level

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