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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.28
Title
Drachm of Knidos, Caria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
after 394 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Knidos (Caria)
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20709

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.07 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
drachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber: bought from Joel L. Malten, Venice California in 1961

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.28
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Aphrodite Euploia to r. with long hair pulled and rolled up, wearing earrings and necklace.
Rev.: lion's head, facing

Verification Level

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