1.1965.1201: Tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorketes of Macedonia, Amphipolis

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1.1965.1201

People

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

Title

Tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorketes of Macedonia, Amphipolis

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

306 BCE-283 BCE

Places

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

Period

Hellenistic period, Early

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/188108

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.32 g

Die Axis

5

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

• Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS DEMETRIOU

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Acq. Spink, 1956

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

cf. Newell 124

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

1.1965.1201

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Head of Demetrius r., horned and diademed.
Reverse: BASILEWS DEMETRIOU Poseidon l., resting foot on rock and leaning on trident; to l., symbol (trident r. with sideways upsilon crossed by small vertical line in center); to r., symbol (D with small circle at top).

Exhibition History

• Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

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