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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.559
Title
Coin of Sicily under the Carthaginians
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
4th-3rd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Sicily
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Carthaginian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180544

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.43 g
Die Axis
9

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
D.S. no.111ff

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.559
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Tanit, l., wearing wreath of ears of grain and a necklace.
Rev.: Horse standing r. in front of a palm tree.

Verification Level

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