Harvard Art Museums > 2003.130: Tetradrachm of Abyatha, Gerrha? Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Abyatha, Gerrha? (Abyatha) , 2003.130,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/71080. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.130 People Abyatha Title Tetradrachm of Abyatha, Gerrha? Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 250-240 BCE Period Hellenistic period, Middle Culture Near Eastern Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/71080 Location Location Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 16.92 g Die Axis 11 Denomination tetradrachm Provenance Recorded Ownership History Freeman & Sear, Mail Bid Sale 9, July 16, 2003, lot 182 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.130 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: head of Herakles wearing lion's skin to r. Rev.: Zeus/Shams seated on throne to l., holding pipe instead of eagle in his right hand and resting his left on a long sceptre. South-Arabian inscription with the name of Abyatha. Publication History Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2003-2004 (Cambridge, MA, 2005), p. 23. Exhibition History Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
