Harvard Art Museums > 2015.1: Tetradrachm of Motya (Sicily) 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 Motya (Sicily) , 2015.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/352339. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2015.1 Title Tetradrachm of Motya (Sicily) Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 405-397 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Motya (Sicily) Period Classical period, High Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/352339 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 17.52 g Die Axis 8 Denomination tetradrachm Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Monnaies et Médailles, S.A. Bâle, Vente Publique 43, Basel,12/13 novembre, 1970 n. 40]. [Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 54, Zurich, 24 March 2010 lot 44]. [Gemini, Numismatic Auction XII, New York, Sunday, January 11, 2015 lot 38], sold through [B. & H. Kriendler]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Jenkins no.47 (O6 R9) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund Accession Year 2015 Object Number 2015.1 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 Obverse: Head of nymph to r. copied from Kimon’s Arethusa dekadrachms, with long hair pulled up in a bun and held in a net, metal headband above forehead, wearing pendant earrings and necklace, surrounded by four dolphins. No legend. Linear circle. Reverse: crab. No legend. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/07/2016 - 05/08/2016 Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins 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
