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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.237
Title
Tetradrachm of Kos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
357 BCE - 330 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Kos
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195592

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.39 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
tetradrachm

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.237
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of bearded Herakles to r.
Rev.: crab; below, club.

Verification Level

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