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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.104.4
People
Croesus, Lydian (r. 561-546 BCE)
Title
Siglos of Croesus of Lydia, Sardis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
560 - 546 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182128

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.27 g
Denomination
half-stater

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.104.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull face to face; reverse: two incuse squares

Verification Level

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