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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
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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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