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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.364
Title
Triobol of Metapontion, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 460 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Metapontion (Lucania)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196705

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.22 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
triobol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: ME/TA
  • Obverse Inscription: ME/TA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hamburger, 27 May 1929, 57

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Noe 293, HN3 1487

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.364
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Ear of barley
Reverse: Bucranium, incuse

Verification Level

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