2001.66: Tetradrachm of Mende, from the Asyut Hoard, Egypt, 1968
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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
- Permissions
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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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