Harvard Art Museums > 1.1965.663: Tetradrachm of Naxos Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Naxos , 1.1965.663,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 10, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/188416. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1.1965.663 Title Tetradrachm of Naxos Classification Coins Work Type coin Date c. 420 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Naxos (Sicily) Period Classical period, High Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/188416 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 16.45 g Die Axis 12 Denomination tetradrachm Provenance Recorded Ownership History Robinson coll. Rosenberg 9 Mar. 1914, 28 = J. Hirsch 15, 28 Mahy 1906, 1081 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Cahn, 101, 7 (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 1.1965.663 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Classical head of Dionysus r. wearing stephane decorated with ivy wreath. Border of dots. Rev.: NAXION Squatting Silenus holding kantharos and thrysus; to l., stem of ivy. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
