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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2789
Title
Obol of Kyrene
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
305 BCE-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Cyrene (Cyrenaica)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169889

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
0.79 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
obol

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Heinrich Otto, Jr., Stuttgart [1], sold; [through Hess, Lucerne, “Sammlung Kommerssienrat H. Otto” sale, December 1, 1931, lot 804]. [Edward Gans, New York], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (from 1944), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 
[1] According to the Hess auction catalogue, the entirety of the catalogue’s contents belonged to the late Henrich Otto, Jr. (1856-1931). 
[2] Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). A note on an inventory card by A.S. Dewing reads “Edward Gans NY 17-XII-1944 438”.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 1233; M 76; N 183

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
1.1965.2789
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Zeus Ammon r.
Rev.: Thunderbolt between two eight-pointed stars.

Verification Level

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