1.1965.2431: Half Stater of Lydia, time of Croesus
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2431
- Title
- Half Stater of Lydia, time of Croesus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 561 BCE-546 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Lydia
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/148685
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold
- Metal
- AV
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 8.03 g
- Denomination
- half stater
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
- 1.1965.2431
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Foreparts of lion and bull, facing each other; rev: Two incuse squares, one slightly larger. (Of reduced weight, may have been struck later, under Achaemenid rule.)
Verification Level
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