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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1070
People
Chalkidian League
Title
Tetradrachm of Olynthos (Chalkidian League)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
432 BCE-348 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189116

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.95 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: KHALKIDEWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ars Classica 16, 3 July 1933, 986 = Ratto, 4 April 1927, 482.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Robinson-Clement 3, A3/P3; SNG ANS (7) 469

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
1.1965.1070
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Apollo l., laureate.
Reverse: Kithara.

Verification Level

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