1.1965.1456: Hemidrachm of Kerkyra
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1456
- Title
- Hemidrachm of Kerkyra
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 300 BCE-229 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Kerkyra
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/171382
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.4 g
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: KI
- Reverse Inscription: KORKYRAI
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Robinson collection
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SNGCop 172-173; BMC 198-199
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
- 1.1965.1456
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Amphora between kantharos and oinochoe.
Reverse: Eight-rayed star or flower; inscription around and between petals.
Verification Level
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