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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.588
People
Euainetos, Greek (-410 - -367)
Title
Drachm of Katane signed by Euainetos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
405 -402 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Katane (Sicily)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189339

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.21 g
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΑΜΕΝΑΝΟ ΕΥΑΙ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gallatin coll. Ars Classica 14, 2 July 1929 (Spencer-Churchill), 89 = Naville 4, 27 June 1922, 227

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
1.1965.588
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Quadriga r., driven by female charioteer; above, Nike flying l. to crown her.
Reverse: Head of the young river god Amenanos l., horn on forehead; around, two fishes and crayfish; below neck.

Verification Level

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