1976.79.1518: Hemidrachm of Akragas
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1518
- Title
- Hemidrachm of Akragas
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 420 -410 BC
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Akragas (Sicily)
- Period
- Classical period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180447
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 1.38 g
- Die Axis
- 8
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- k
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Westermark Period III, Series 1
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1518
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Eagle with open wings
Rev: crab wth short claws
Verification Level
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