1.1965.1027: Tetradrachm of Mende
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1027
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Mende
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 520 BCE-480 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Mende (Macedonia)
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/187629
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.47 g
- Die Axis
- 10
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Kaliandra 1913 Hoard (IGCH 358). Acq. Gans, 1944.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Noe 3
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
- 1.1965.1027
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Ithyphallic ass r. with crow l. on rump.
Reverse: Incuse of five triangles.
Verification Level
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