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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.4
People
Menander I, Indo-Greek (r. c. 155-130 BCE)
Title
Dichalkon of Menander
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
155 BCE - 130 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bactria
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Graeco-Bactrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176215

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.04 g
Die Axis
12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Bop. Series 19

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Quadrangular flan, reverse Karoshti inscription

Verification Level

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