Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　
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On the side of the coin on the left are two men facing each other engaged in wrestling, bodies hunched over, heads down, and arms interlocked. Between the two wrestlers, Greek characters. The other side of the coin depicts man standing facing right, both arms raised, holding a sling ready to throw. To the right, a symbol consisting of three legs in a spiral pattern. Below, a club. To the left, Greek characters surround the border.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2462
Title
Stater of Aspendos (Pamphylia)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
370 BC-330 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Aspendos (Pamphylia)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148782

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3200, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Classical Sculpture
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.22 g
Denomination
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
1.1965.2462
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Two wrestlers
Reverse: Slinger r.; r. triskeles

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3200 West Arcade, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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