Stater of the Osismii, East Armorica

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.36
People: The Osismii, Celtic
Title: Stater of the Osismii, East Armorica
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 99 BCE-67 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Gaul, Armorica (Gaul)
Period: Hellenistic period, Late
Culture: Celtic
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/188960

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Billon
Metal: Bi
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 7.3 g
Die Axis: 7
Denomination: stater

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Grunthal-Gans, 1 June 1948 (Shepard Pond) 33.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SLM 226

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: 1.1965.36
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Male head r. encircled by volute-shaped strings of pearls ending in small human heads; above, small board r. on groundline.
Rev.: Human-headed horse galloping l.; to l. and r., string of pearls ending in human head; below, boar r. and bird l.

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1.1965.36: Stater of the Osismii, East Armorica