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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.538
Title
Drachm of Maussolos, Halikarnassos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
366-351 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Halikarnassos (Caria)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179639

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.69 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
drachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC p. 182, no. 9ff

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.538
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Apollo with flowing hair, in three-quarters view towards r.
Rev.: Zeus Labraundeus standing r., with double axe (labrys) over r. shoulder and spear in l. hand, point downwards; running from top to bottom along spear, the king's name.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/21/2023 - 12/11/2023

Verification Level

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