Harvard Art Museums > 1987.46.3: Coin of Sardis Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Sardis , 1987.46.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/177403. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1987.46.3 Title Coin of Sardis Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 189 BCE-138 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia) Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/177403 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 4.19 g Die Axis 1 Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: SARDIANWN THAR State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BMC p. 241, no.22 ff Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan Accession Year 1987 Object Number 1987.46.3 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of bearded Herakles r., wearing lion's skin. Rev.: Apollo, nude, standing l., holding in r. hand a bird and in l. a laurel branch; the whole in a laurel wreath. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
