1995.45.71: Hemidrachm of Phaistos
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1995.45.71
- Title
- Hemidrachm of Phaistos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 431 BCE-300 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Phaistos (Crete)
- Period
- Classical period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196189
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.26 g
- Die Axis
- 3
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- inscription: obverse: (X)IAF
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1995
- Object Number
- 1995.45.71
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Youthful male head, left, hair short; inscription in front; border of dots
Reverse: Bull's head, frontal, enclosed within (?) wreath
Verification Level
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