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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.108
Title
Didrachm of Nuceria Alfaterna
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
280 BCE-268 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Nuceria Altafernia (Campania)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197593

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.12 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: Oscan retrograde; transliterated: NUVKRINUM ALAFATERNUM

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Hirsch, Munich, “sale XV,” May 28, 1906, lot 280]. [Naville, Geneva, “sale V,” June 18, 1923, lot 198]. [Spink, London], sold; to Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson [1], London, (1930-1941), sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA, (from 1941), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965)
1. Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson (1887-1976). “Robinson collection, no. 543” and bought on August 30, 1930 according to Dewing’s inventory card.
2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on August 26, 1941 according to Dewing’s inventory card.

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
1.1965.108
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: retrograde Oscan inscription, Head of male, l., wearing ram's horn; behind, dolphin; Rev.: Youth standing l. beside horse, holding reins and sceptre; to l., uncertain Oscan letters; below, uncertain symbol

Verification Level

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