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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.429.12
Title
Coin of Thrace, Celtic Imitation
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1st century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thrace
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Celtic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180318

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.79 g
Die Axis
12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Cf. Forrer v.1, p. 21

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.429.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Dionysos, r., with long hair and wearing ivy wreath.
Rev.: Herakles, nude, standing to front, head l., holding club in r. hand and lion's skin draped over l. elbow.

Verification Level

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