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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.31
Title
Drachm of Massalia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
after 200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Massalia (Gaul)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189155

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.68 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
drachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
G. Hirsch, 26-27 June, 1956, 34.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BN 1223

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
1.1965.31
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Draped bust of Artemis r.
Rev.: MASSA-LIHTWN. Lion r., between legs, ED.

Verification Level

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