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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.10
People
The Vascones, Iberian
Title
Denarius of the Vascones (Baskunes). Pompelo? (Pamplona)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
150 BCE-100 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Pompelo (Hispania)
Period
Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
Culture
Iberian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189689

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.62 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: be n k ota
  • Reverse Inscription: ba s kunes

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glending, 18-20 Apr. 1955, 58 (part).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DCyP p. 57, 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
1.1965.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Male head, bearded with torques around neck to r.; behind inscription. Circle of dots.
Rev.: Horseman riding to r. holding sword. Circle of dots.

Verification Level

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