2008.115.26: Didrachm of Amyntas III of Macedonia
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.115.26
- People
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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