2015.1: Tetradrachm of Motya (Sicily)
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2015.1
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Motya (Sicily)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 405-397 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Motya (Sicily)
- Period
- Classical period, High
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/352339
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17.52 g
- Die Axis
- 8
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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[Monnaies et Médailles, S.A. Bâle, Vente Publique 43, Basel,12/13 novembre, 1970 n. 40]. [Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 54, Zurich, 24 March 2010 lot 44]. [Gemini, Numismatic Auction XII, New York, Sunday, January 11, 2015 lot 38], sold through [B. & H. Kriendler]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Jenkins no.47 (O6 R9)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund
- Accession Year
- 2015
- Object Number
- 2015.1
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of nymph to r. copied from Kimon’s Arethusa dekadrachms, with long hair pulled up in a bun and held in a net, metal headband above forehead, wearing pendant earrings and necklace, surrounded by four dolphins. No legend. Linear circle.
Reverse: crab. No legend.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/07/2016 - 05/08/2016
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
Verification Level
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