Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　
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On the side of the coin on the left is a man's head with two faces, one facing right, the other left, sharing the same ear, beard and tendrils of curly hair. The other side of the coin depicts a man riding on a horse facing right, its front right leg raised, and tail made up of a series of dots; to the right a circle with small dots inside.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.68
People
Unidentified Celtic Tribe, Celtic
Title
Imitation of Silver Tetradrachm of Philip II of Macedonia, Uncertain Celtic Mint, Pannonia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
3rd-2nd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Pannonia (Uncertain Mint)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Celtic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189068

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.44 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, 9 Mar. 1931 (Nordheim), 750

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
OTA 233/6

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
1.1965.68
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Janiform head
Rev.: Horseman r.; to r., rosette.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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