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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1239
Title
Diobol of Pantikapaion
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
499 BCE-400 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Pantikapaion (Cimmerian Bosporus)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/187847

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.61 g
Denomination
diobol

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hess 207, 1 December 1931, 236

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNGPushkin 762

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
1.1965.1239
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Lion scalp facing.
Reverse: Incuse square with swastika pattern; on opposite arms, two stars.

Verification Level

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