Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.7: Drachm of Demetrios Poliorketes, Tarsos Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Drachm of Demetrios Poliorketes, Tarsos (Demetrios I Poliorketes) , 2005.115.7,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/20704. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.7 People Demetrios I Poliorketes, Greek (r. 306-283 BCE) Title Drachm of Demetrios Poliorketes, Tarsos Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 298 - 295 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia) Period Hellenistic period, Early Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/20704 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 4.08 g Die Axis 6 Denomination drachm Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Newell 44 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.115.7 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Winged Nike holding trumpet (salpinx) in r. hand and stylis in l., standing on prow to l. Circle of dots. Rev.: Poseidon standing to l. , hurling thunderbolt in r. hand, left arm stretched forward with chlamys over it Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
