Distater of Thurioi, Lucania | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.423
Title: Distater of Thurioi, Lucania
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 440-330 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Thourioi (Lucania)
Period: Classical period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/189515

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

15.67 g

Die Axis

3

Denomination

distater

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: reverse: [ΘΟΥΡΙ]ΩΝ
Reverse Inscription: ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Hamburger 98, 3 Apr. 1933, 57 = Naville 5, 18 June 1923, 552

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Noe E4f (this coin); HN3 1804; SNG ANS 959-63

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: 1.1965.423
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing Attic helmet adorned with Scylla.
Reverse: Bull butting l.; in exergue, fish.

Verification Level

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1.1965.423: Distater of Thurioi, Lucania