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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1026
Title
Tetradrachm of Mende
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
520 BCE-480 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Mende (Macedonia)
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186993

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.93 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Taranto 1911 Hoard (IGCH 1874). Jameson coll., 949A.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. Noe 1, SNG ANS (7) 292

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
1.1965.1026
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Ithyphallic ass l. with crow r. on rump.
Reverse: Incuse of five triangles.

Verification Level

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