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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.98
Title
Didrachm of Neapolis (Campania)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
380 BCE-280 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Neapolis (Campania)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197544

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.95 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: GARM
  • inscription: reverse: NEOPOLITWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grunthal-Gans, 5 Dec. 1949, 527

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Grunthal-Gans 527

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.98
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of female w/ fillet, r.; to l., Artemis running w/ torch; inscription beneath; Rev.: Man-faced bull walking r., head frontal, crowned by Nike flying r., carrying wreath; between legs, bee

Verification Level

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