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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.998
Title
Attic Tetradrachm of Akanthos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
430 BCE-390 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Akanthos (Macedonia)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/187625

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.93 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DH
  • Reverse Inscription: AKANTHION

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grunthal-Gans, 5 June 1950, 144 = Muenz. u. Med. 7, 3 Dec. 1948, 424

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Desneux 112 (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
1.1965.998
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Lion r. attacking bull l.; in exergue, DH.
Reverse: AKANTHION in incuse square around four pyramids with granulated surfaces.

Verification Level

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