Didrachm of Cales | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.84
Title: Didrachm of Cales
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 250 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Cales (Campania)
Period: Hellenistic period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/197587

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

7.23 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

didrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: reverse: CALENO

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Cahn, Frankfurt, “sale 80,” February 27, 1933, lot 22], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [1], Cambridge, MA (from 1933), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965)
1. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Cahn 80

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: 1.1965.84
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Athena, r., wearing Corinthian helmet decorated w/ wing; behind, club; Rev.: Nike driving biga l., CALENO

Verification Level

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1.1965.84: Didrachm of Cales