Harvard Art Museums > 1981.74.41: Coin of Sardis Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Sardis , 1981.74.41,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/183338. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1981.74.41 Title Coin of Sardis Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 189-133 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia) Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/183338 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 5.99 g Die Axis 12 Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: SARDIANWN HFAISTIONWN XHNAS State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Cf. SNG von Aul. 3133-3135; BMC p. 239 no. 22ff; Vienna 19544; D.S. 484-499 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929 Accession Year 1981 Object Number 1981.74.41 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of beardless Herakles r., wearing lion's skin around neck. Rev.: Apollo, nude, standing to l., holding a bird in outstretched r. hand and a laurel branch in l.; the whole in oak wreath. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
