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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2523
People
Pumiathon, Cypriote (r. 361 - 312 BCE)
Title
Half Stater of King Pumiathon, Kition
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
316-315 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Kition (Cyprus)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148545

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.16 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
half stater
Date on Object
Year 46
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: L MLK PMTJN = of King Pumyyaton in Phoenician letters}

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, 29 Aoril 1954 lot 4

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Markou 175, D34 R52

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.2523
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Herakles bearded, naked, lion's skin over his left arm, striding r., holding bow in r. hand and brandishing club in his raised l. Ankh in field r. Border of dots.
Reverse lion attacking wounded stag to r. Square border of dots.

Verification Level

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