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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.120
Title
Stater of Aspendos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
420-400 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Aspendos (Pamphylia)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179677

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.93 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
stater

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Cf. BMC p. 96, no. 18; SNG von Aul. 4509, 4512

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gifts for Special Uses Fund
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.120
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Two nude wrestlers; the one on the l. holding l. arm of his opponent; man on r. grasps r. wrist of his opponent; between them, two letters.
Rev.: Slinger wearing short chiton discharging sling to r.; in r. field, triskeles; at l., inscription running from bottom to top; all in shallow incuse square of dots.

Verification Level

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