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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.345
Title
Coin of Tamusia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
2nd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Tamusia (Mauretania)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Punic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212568

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.89 g
Die Axis
12

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 751

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
1997.260.345
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bearded male head wearing pointed cap, dotted border, behind Neo-Punic legend (uncertain reading).
Rev.: Two corn ears with zig-zag between.

Verification Level

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