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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1257
Title
Tetradrachm of Abdera
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
439 BCE-410 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Abdera (Thrace)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/187856

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.98 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ANAXIPOLIS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Muenz. u. Med. 19, 5 June 1959, 351 = Hirsch 25, 29 November 1909 (Philipsen), 73 = Hirsch 13, 15 May 1905 (Rhousopoulos), 519

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
De Sartiges 164; May 221a (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
1.1965.1257
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Griffin l.
Reverse: Dionysos standing l., holding kylix, all largely within linear square; around, ANAXIPOLIS all in incuse square.

Verification Level

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