2003.260: Didrachm of Selinous (Sicily)
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is a celery leaf, consisting of five leaves radiating out from a single stem. The other side of the coin depicts a square with a small circle in the center. Twelve lines radiate out in a in all directions from the circle to the edge of the square.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2003.260
- Title
- Didrachm of Selinous (Sicily)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 510 BCE-500 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Selinous (Sicily)
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/71145
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 8.65 g
- Denomination
- didrachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 103rd Buy or Bid Sale, July 28, 1998, lot 80
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Berk
- Accession Year
- 2003
- Object Number
- 2003.260
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Selinon leaf. Die of TL39075.2
Rev.: incuse square divided diagonally into twelve sections
Verification Level
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