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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.247
Title
Uncia of Brundisium
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
217 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Calabria, Brundisium (Calabria)
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196100

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.99 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
uncia
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: BRVN

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.247
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head of Poseidon, laureate, r.; behind, • and trident and wreath-bearing Nike; reverse: Taras on dolphin, l., carrying wreath-bearing Nike in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.; behind, club, upwards

Verification Level

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