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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.8
Title
Didrachm of Carthage
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
340 BCE-242 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Carthage (North Africa)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Siculo-Punic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186321

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Electrum
Metal
EL
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.24 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
didrachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 138; SNG Sicily 977; M 48

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.8
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Tanit l., wearing wreath with corn ears and pendant necklace, dotted border.
Rev.: Horse standing r., dotted pattern in exergue, dotted border.

Verification Level

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