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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.98.100
People
Chalkidian League
Title
Tetradrachm of the Chalkidian League, Olynthos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
432 BCE-348 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196498

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.26 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: CA(L)KIDEWN

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.98.100
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head of Apollo, l., laureate, hair thick and fairly short on neck; border of dots; reverse: Seven-stringed kithara; inscription around top/sides

Verification Level

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