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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.394
Title
Obol of Metapontion, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
350 BCE-340 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Metapontion (Lucania)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189582

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.76 g
Die Axis
4
Denomination
obol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: ΟΒΟΛΟΣ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΟΒΟΛΟΣ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. Hecht, 1962

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Johnston 4, HN 1640

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
1.1965.394
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Demeter with barley wreath r.
Reverse: Ear of barley, to r. poppy head

Verification Level

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