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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.579
Title
Didrachm of Kamarina, signed by Euainetos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
415 -. 405 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Kamarina (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189890

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.03 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΕΥΑΙ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΚΑΜ Α ΡΙ ΝΑ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
SNGLLoyd 876. Munz. u. Med. 10, 22 June 1951, 197 = J. Hirsch 21, 16 Nov. 1908 (Consul Weber), 559 = Sotheby, 5 Dec. 1859 (Northwick), 252.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
W-J 162, 3 (this coin)

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
1.1965.579
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Facing head of young river god Hipparis with small bovine horns on forehead, hair in long loose curls. A fish downwards on either sides Signature on neck. Border of stylized waves.
Rev.: Nymph Kamarina riding on a swan l.; head l. naked to the waist, her r. arm around the neck of the swan, l. arm lifting drapery; around, stylized waves. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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