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Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　

On the side of the coin on the left is a woman's head facing left, wearing a helmet with a large crest on top. The other side of the coin depicts a horse with wings flying to the right, its front legs raised, and wings curled up.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.104
Title
Stater of Lampsakos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
390 BCE-330 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Lampsakos (Mysia)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195442

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3400, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Greece in Black and Orange
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.42 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
stater

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena wearing Attic helmet to r.
Reverse: Forepart of Pegasos flying 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
  • 32Q: 3400 Greek, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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