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Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　

On the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man turned slightly right, long tendrils of curls fall around face, laurel wreath around his head. Below right, a small panther. The other side of the coin depicts a raised square, at the center a lit race torch with flame pointing left. Below left, the letter A. Surrounding the border of square are the Greek characters: A M P H I P O L E W N.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1010
Title
Tetradrachm of Amphipolis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
363 BCE - 362 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Amphipolis (Macedonia)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186729

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3200, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Classical Sculpture
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.28 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: AMPHIPOLEWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Thessalonica 1859 Hoard (IGCH 368), 8. Woodward collection 1928, 149. Rollin & Feuardent, 22 March 1886, 326.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Lorber 21b; Regling 40 (this coin)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1010
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Apollo), laureate, three-quarter face r.; to r., panther l.
Reverse: Raised frame within which race torch; all within incuse square; to l., A.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3200 West Arcade, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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