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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.242
Title
Coin of Suessa Aurunca
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
268 BCE-240 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Suessa Aurunca (Campania)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196107

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.44 g
Die Axis
8
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: [S]VESANO

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.242
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head of Athena, l., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; reverse: Cock standing r.; star in l. field

Verification Level

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