Harvard Art Museums > 2008.115.3: Drachm of Tarentum 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"Drachm of Tarentum , 2008.115.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 01, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191815. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.115.3 Title Drachm of Tarentum Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 302 BCE-281 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tarentum-Taras (Calabria) Period Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191815 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 3.21 g Die Axis 11 Denomination drachm State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number HN3. 975 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.115.3 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 Obverse: head of Athena wearing helmet decorated with Scylla throwing stone. Reverse: TAP; Owl on olive spray; to r., club and I[OP]. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
