1972.104: Stater of Lampsakos
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is a woman's head facing left, wearing a helmet with a large crest on top. The other side of the coin depicts a horse with wings flying to the right, its front legs raised, and wings curled up.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.104
- Title
- Stater of Lampsakos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 390 BCE-330 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Lampsakos (Mysia)
- Period
- Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/195442
Location
- Location
-
Level 3, Room 3400, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Greece in Black and Orange
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold
- Metal
- AV
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 8.42 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- stater
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
- Accession Year
- 1972
- Object Number
- 1972.104
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of Athena wearing Attic helmet to r.
Reverse: Forepart of Pegasos flying to r.
Publication History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)
Exhibition History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
- 32Q: 3400 Greek, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
Verification Level
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