1.1965.1196: Tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorketes of Macedonia, Pella

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1.1965.1196

People

Demetrios I Poliorketes, Greek (r. 306-283 BCE)

Title

Tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorketes of Macedonia, Pella

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

291 BCE-290 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Pella (Macedonia)

Period

Hellenistic period, Early

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/188107

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.12 g

Die Axis

3

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

• Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS DEMETRIOU

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Acq. Gans, 1952

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Newell 68 (LVII), obv.

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

1.1965.1196

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Nike l. on prow, blowing trumpet and holding stylis.
Reverse: BASILEWS DEMETRIOU; Poseidon l. with chlamys on l. arm, thrusting trident; to l., symbol (Z with small arc at top); to r., dolphin l. and star.

Exhibition History

• Calming the Tempest with Peter Paul Rubens, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/22/2001 - 03/17/2002

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