1.1965.984: Five Shekels (=Decadrachm) Mint of the Camp, from the Palermo Hoard, 1958
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.984
- Title
- Five Shekels (=Decadrachm) Mint of the Camp, from the Palermo Hoard, 1958
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 270-260 BCE
- Places
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Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mint of the Camp (Sicily)
Find Spot: Europe, Italy, Sicily, Palermo - Period
- Hellenistic period, Early
- Culture
- Punic
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/188024
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 38.07 g
- Die Axis
- 2
- Denomination
- five shekels
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: B'RST ('In the Land,' in Punic letters);
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- acquired from Donner 1959
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Jenkins SNR 57 (1978) Ser,6, 437; SNG Cop 180; Dewing 984
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
- 1.1965.984
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv: Head of Tanit l., wearing wreath of corn ears and single drop earrings, dotted border.
Rev: Pegasus flying r., below Punic legend, linear border.
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
Verification Level
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