Harvard Art Museums > 2011.1.22: Persian siglos 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"Persian siglos , 2011.1.22,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336405. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.1.22 Title Persian siglos Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 400 - 300 BCE Period Achaemenid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336405 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 5.39g Die Axis 12 Denomination siglos Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (by 2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010. There is no further information available about where Jane Scott purchased the coin. Persian sigloi were minted mainly in Sardis (modern Turkey) and circulated all over ancient Asia Minor from Turkey, to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and furrther. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott III in memory of Jane Ayer Scott Accession Year 2011 Object Number 2011.1.22 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.: Archer with bow and dagger running to r.; two small countermarks. Rev.: incuse punch 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
