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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.87
People
Anonymous
Title
Anonymous Romano-Campanian Didrachm, Metapontum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
300 BCE-275 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Metapontion (Lucania)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186779

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.93 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: On base below horse's head, ROMANO

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 13/1; Rutter (HN3 Italy) 266

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.87
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Mars l., wearing Corinthian helmet; to r., oak-spray. No border.
Rev.: Horse's head r. on base; behind, corn ear; on base, ROMANO. No border.

Verification Level

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