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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1316
People
Hermaios, Indo-Greek (r. c. 90-70 BCE)
Title
Overstruck (?) Pseudo Hermaios tetradrachm, Kushan (?)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
20-40 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bactria
Period
Kushan period, c.100 BCE-250 CE
Culture
Indo-Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180230

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.57 g
Die Axis
not assignable
Denomination
tetradrachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Mitchiner 2052ff.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1316
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Diademed bust to r.
Rev.: Herakles standing (?)

Verification Level

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