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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.66
Title
Tetradrachm of Mende, from the Asyut Hoard, Egypt, 1968
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
500 BCE-480 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Mende (Macedonia)
Period
Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/168619

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.28 g
Denomination
tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from Frank L. Kovacs. Coin is from the Asyut hoard found in 1968.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan Kagan and the Ancient Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.66
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Asyut Hoard No. 200: Mule, left, with test cut; rev: mill-sail incuse.

Verification Level

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