1957.114: Hemidrachm of Pharsalos
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1957.114
- Title
- Hemidrachm of Pharsalos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 350 BCE-325 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Pharsalos (Thessaly)
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196570
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.56 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- inscription: obverse: A (behind head)
- inscription: reverse: FAR(S)A
- Obverse Inscription: A
- Reverse Inscription: PHARSA
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BCD, Triton XV, 670.1
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gifts for Special Uses Fund
- Accession Year
- 1957
- Object Number
- 1957.114
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of Athena, l.; helmet decorated with Skylla; A behind head.
Reverse: Head of horse, r.; inscription around.
Verification Level
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