Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Unable to open [object Object]: HTTP 0 attempting to load TileSource: https://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/iiif/18735395/info.json
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.136
Title
Tetradrachm of Himera
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
460 BCE-450 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Himera (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/193669

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.42 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ?????
  • Reverse Inscription: IMERA (retrograde)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
In the collection of Prince Christian August von Waldeck (1744 -1798) of Arolsen, Germany; sold through [Munzhandlung Basel], 8,22-23 March 1937, lot 110, to Fredercikk Mundell Watkins;bequeathed to H/AM 1972. The coin was mentioned in Joseph H. Eckhel, Doctrina Numorum Veterum, Vol I 1792, p.213.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Arnold-Biucchi 1; G/S 11 (this coin)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.136
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Biga of horses at the walk to r., driven by a bearded male charioteer holding a kentron (whip) in his right hand and the reins in his left. In exergue pine branch with cone.
Rev.: Female figure standing facing to r. draped in a himation (nymph Himera).

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

Related Digital Tours

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu