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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 the head of a man facing left, bearded, with the ear of a goat, long tendrils of curly hair fall around neck, held in place by an ivy wreath. The other side of the coin depicts an animal with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle facing left, holding a spear in its mouth. Below, an ear of wheat. Surrounding the edge of the coin are the Greek characters: P A N.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.189
Title
Stater of Pantikapaion
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
350 BCE-325 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Pantikapaion (Cimmerian Bosporus)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196396

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
9.11 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: PAN
  • Reverse Inscription: PAN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNGPushkin 782-784

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.189
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of bearded satyr l., wearing ivy wreath.
Reverse: Lion-griffin l. holding spear in mouth; below, ear of wheat l.

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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