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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.599
People
Anonymous
Title
Anonymous Sextans, Paestum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
218 BCE-201 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Paestum (Lucania)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180940

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.53 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
sextans
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Below, PAIST

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Rutter (HN3 Italy) 1187

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Gift of Coolidge
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.599
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Poseidon, r.
Rev.: Dolphin swimming r.; above, two pellets (marks of value); below, [P]AIST.

Verification Level

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