Drachm of Mosses of the Bisaltai(?)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.1012
People: Ruler: Mosses, Macedonian
The Bisaltai, Macedonian
Title: Drachm of Mosses of the Bisaltai(?)
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 480 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Bisaltia (Macedonia)
Period: Classical period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/187546

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.3 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

drachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: MOSSEW

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Robinson collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: cf. SNGAshmolean 2245-2246; SNG ANS (7) 1016

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: 1.1965.1012
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Young man wearing causia and carrying two spears standing beside horse r.
Reverse: MOSSEW around square; all within incuse square.

Verification Level

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1.1965.1012: Drachm of Mosses of the Bisaltai(?)