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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.32.56
Title
Drachm of Dyrrhachium
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
120-70 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Dyrrhachium (Illyria)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180859

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.36 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΣTPA TONIKOΣ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΔYP API TOME NEOΣ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Meta p. 227

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Rya W. Zobel in memory of Paul Weickert
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.32.56
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Cow suckling calf.
Rev.: Floral patterns within square.

Verification Level

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