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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.298
Title
Coin of Metapontion, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
late 5th-mid 4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Metapontion (Lucania)
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180487

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.71 g
Die Axis
5
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: META
  • Reverse Inscription: META

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Cf. KME 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.298
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: female head with earring r.
Reverse: ear of barley

Verification Level

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