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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.310
Title
Coin of Sardis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
2nd-1st Century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212983

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.52 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: SARDIANWN; ALKAIO ALEX

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG von Aulock 3131

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
1997.260.310
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Artemis with bow and quiver at her shoulder.
Rev.: Athena standing l., holding Nike on right hand, with spear and shield at her l.

Verification Level

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