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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.233
Title
Hekte of Mytilene
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
400 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mytilene (Lesbos)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195876

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Electrum
Metal
EL
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.57 g
Denomination
hekte

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.233
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv. Head of Dionysos to r.
Rev. Head of Silenos faving in incuse square

Verification Level

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