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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.376
Title
Stater of Metapontion, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 340 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Metapontion (Lucania)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189302

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.75 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: META / -H
  • Reverse Inscription: META / -H

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robinson coll.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Noe L3

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
1.1965.376
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Leukippos r., wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, cross-headed torch.
Reverse: Ear of barley

Verification Level

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