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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.433
Title
Distater of Thurioi, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
350-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Thourioi (Lucania)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189570

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.53 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
distater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, 19 July 1950 (Hall), 32

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Noe H12; HN3 1809; SNG ANS 972-3

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
1.1965.433
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing Attic helmet adorned with Scylla holding oar or trident.
Reverse: Bull butting r. on dotted groundline, Π between hind legs; in exergue, two fish.

Verification Level

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