Harvard Art Museums > 2003.23: Drachm of Selinous 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"Drachm of Selinous , 2003.23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 11, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/94203. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.23 Title Drachm of Selinous Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 470-460 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Selinous (Sicily) Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/94203 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 4.29 g Die Axis 2 Denomination drachm Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: SELINONTION Provenance Recorded Ownership History Athos Moretti Coll., Bellinzona State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Carbe, RIN 1986 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Roy W. Lennox Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.23 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.: selinon leaf Rev.: selinon leaf in incuse circle; a pellet in front of the sigma of the inscription (mark of value?) Publication History Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2002-2003 (Cambridge, MA, 2004), p. 14. 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
