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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.546
Title
Tetradrachm of Barke, Kyrenaika, from the Asyut Hoard 1969
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
500-480 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Cyrenaica
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337124

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.17g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Traces of BAR KA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
1969, Asyut Hoard. [Harlan Berke, Chicago, IL, ?-2010] sold; to The Harvard Art Museums.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Asyut .854

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Mary S. Watkins in memory of her brother Frederick W. Watkins, by exchange
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.546
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Silphium plant with two pairs of leaves and crowned by umbel; traces of legend BAR KA.
Rev.: Silphium fruit flanked by two dolphins within incuse square.

Verification Level

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