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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1281
Title
Drachm of Byzantium
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
340 BCE-310 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Byzantium (Thrace)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186602

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.24 g
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • countermark: Obverse: to l., uncertain countermark; around edges, parallel scratches. Reverse: chisel cut and two punch marks.
  • Obverse Inscription: PU

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
As Schoenert-Geiss 1-235; cf. SNGCop (2) 475-477 (as siglos)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1281
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Cow standing l. on dolphin.
Reverse: Quadripartite stippled incuse punch.

Verification Level

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