2005.115.13: Drachm of Thasos
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.13
- Title
- Drachm of Thasos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 411 - 350 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thasos (Thrace)
- Period
- Classical period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/20836
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.79 g
- Die Axis
- 9
- Denomination
- drachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber bought from Gans.
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
- 2005.115.13
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Head of Dionysos bearded in ivy wreath to l.
Rev.: Herakles kneeling to r. shooting bow; he is wearing a short chiton and the lion's skin.
Verification Level
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