1976.79.1131: Drachm of Corinth
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1131
- Title
- Drachm of Corinth
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 500-450 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
- Period
- Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/181602
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.66 g
- Die Axis
- 3
- Denomination
- drachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: qoppa
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- cf. BCD Korinth 28
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1131
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Pegasus flying l. with qoppa beneath
Reverse: Head of Aphrodite to r. within incuse square
Verification Level
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