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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.26
People
Amyntas III, Greek (r. 393 BCE - 369 BCE)
Title
Didrachm of Amyntas III of Macedonia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
393 BCE-370/369 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/191630

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.62 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: AMYNTA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Baldwin sale.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG ANS 87-92

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.26
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: head of a bearded Herakles r. in lion skin.
reverse: AMYNTA, horse standing r. in incuse square.

Exhibition History

  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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