1.1965.1237: Drachm of Cherronesos
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1237
- Title
- Drachm of Cherronesos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 150 BCE-100 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Cherronesos (Cimmerian Bosporus)
- Period
- Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/187665
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.9 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- drachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: CHER MOIROS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- cf. SNGPushkin 686ff. (same magistrate, name given as MOIRIOS)
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
- 1.1965.1237
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Turreted head of Artemis r.; at shoulder, bow and quiver.
Reverse: Stag r.; in exergue, MOIROS. Possibly overstruck.
Verification Level
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