1986.528.180: Obol of Phokis
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1986.528.180
- Title
- Obol of Phokis
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 478-460 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Phokis
- Period
- Classical period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/177843
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 0.88 g
- Die Axis
- 9
- Denomination
- obol
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: Φ? to l. and Ο? to r.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Williams 155; BCD Phokis 228.3
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
- Accession Year
- 1986
- Object Number
- 1986.528.180
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Frontal bull's head with letters to l. and r.
Reverse: Boar forepart to r. with one leg showing.
Verification Level
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