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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.228
People
Phayllos (Phokis)
Title
Hemidrachm of Phokis under Phayllos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
354-346 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Phokis
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195259

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.7 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
hemidrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Φ - Ω

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. Williams 377; BCD Phokis 305.2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.228
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Frontal bull's head
Reverse: Head of Apollo, r. with lyre behind. Φ below neck; Ω to r.

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

Verification Level

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