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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.582
Title
Tetradrachm of Katane
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
440 BCE-425 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Katane (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189958

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.33 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: KATANAION

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gallatin coll. Helbing, 31 Jan. 1930, 105

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Dewing coll. 582

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
1.1965.582
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv. die of 1.1965.581. Quadriga r. driven by male charioteer. Border of dots.
Rev.: Laureate head of Apollo r.

Verification Level

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