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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.56
Title
Drachm of Itanos (Crete)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
320 BCE - 270 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Itanosi (Crete)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186532

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.06 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
drachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Baldwin sale

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 36, p.205

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.56
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: helmeted head of Athena.
reverse: [ITANION] eagle; to r., Glaukos holding trident; all in incuse square.

Verification Level

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