2002.282.9: Drachm of Himera of the Akragantine Type with a knucklebone on the reverse
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2002.282.9
- Title
- Drachm of Himera of the Akragantine Type with a knucklebone on the reverse
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 480 BCE - 475 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Himera (Sicily)
- Period
- Classical period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/97280
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.11 g
- Die Axis
- 3
- Denomination
- drachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Numismatic Fine Arts 6 (1979) lot 55
M&M Deutschland, Auktion 11, 7-8 November 2002, lot.487
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Westermark 126.3 (this coin)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
- Accession Year
- 2002
- Object Number
- 2002.282.9
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Cock standing l.; letter N or lambda ??
Rev.: Knuckle bone: IME-P-AION
Verification Level
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