Coin of a Carian Mint under Demetrios Poliorketes of Macedonia

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.100
People: Demetrios I Poliorketes, Greek (r. 306-283 BCE)
Title: Coin of a Carian Mint under Demetrios Poliorketes of Macedonia
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 301 BCE-295 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Caria
Period: Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212550

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 2.71 g

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DS 1188

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year: 1997
Object Number: 1997.260.100
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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