Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.
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On the side of the coin on the left is a male head, with long curly hair about his neck, face and topped with a laurel wreath. To the right Greek characters: H R A K L E I D A S. The other side of the coin depicts a man standing in a fast moving four-horse drawn vehicle facing left, holding the reins in his hands, while a winged female, flying right carries a wreath to crown him. Below a line under the horses’ hooves are Greek characters: K A T A N A I O N. Below, a fish swims left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.586
People
Herakleidas, Greek (410 - 400 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Katane signed by Herakleidas
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
405 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Katane (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189893

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3200, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Classical Sculpture
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.12 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • design: This coin must have been tooled since the die break of the mouth that appears on most known specimens, is not showing. It was probably erased.
  • Obverse Inscription: HRAKLEIDAS
  • Reverse Inscription: KATANAION

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jameson 546. Evans coll. Sotheby, 23 Mar. 1896 (Montagu 1), 93 = Sotheby, 23 May 1894, (Carfrae ex Lord Northwick), 44

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
1.1965.586
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo facing; to r., engraver's signature. Border of dots.
Rev.: Quadriga l., driven by male charioteer; above, Nike flying toward him, holding wreath and kerykeion; in exergue, fish.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3200 West Arcade, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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