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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.305
Title
Coin of Axos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
300 BCE-67 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Axosi (Crete)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194905

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.13 g
Die Axis
11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: AX

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Bequest of M. M. Fortim, 1889
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.305
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head of Zeus, diademed, r.; reverse: Winged Thunderbolt; inscription to l. and r.

Verification Level

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