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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1483
Title
Obol of the Phokians
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
449-447 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Phokis
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/171159

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
0.92 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
obol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Ο - Φ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. Ravel, November 1929

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. Williams 227ff.; BCD Phokis 246-7

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
1.1965.1483
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bull's head facing.
Reverse: Forepart of boar r. in incuse square.

Verification Level

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