1.1965.1257: Tetradrachm of Abdera
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1257
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Abdera
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 439 BCE-410 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Abdera (Thrace)
- Period
- Classical period, High
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/187856
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 13.98 g
- Die Axis
- 5
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: ANAXIPOLIS
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Muenz. u. Med. 19, 5 June 1959, 351 = Hirsch 25, 29 November 1909 (Philipsen), 73 = Hirsch 13, 15 May 1905 (Rhousopoulos), 519
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- De Sartiges 164; May 221a (this coin)
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
- 1.1965.1257
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Griffin l.
Reverse: Dionysos standing l., holding kylix, all largely within linear square; around, ANAXIPOLIS all in incuse square.
Verification Level
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