2007.259: Countermarked Coin of Antiochos II from Sardis
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2007.259
- People
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Antiochus II Theos, Greek (r. 261-246 BCE)
- Title
- Countermarked Coin of Antiochos II from Sardis
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 250 BCE-240 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
- Period
- Seleucid period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/11267
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.34g
- Die Axis
- 12
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Purchased from, 1995, Gift to HUAM, 1995.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SC 522-27, countermark 53
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
- Accession Year
- 2007
- Object Number
- 2007.259
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to r., with long curly hair.
CTMK: Artemis Phosphoros
Rev.: tripod standing on symbol
Verification Level
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